Date: 2024-12-26 Page is: DBtxt003.php txt00019121
Media / News
The New Yorker ... July 3rd, 2020
The New Yorker ... We’re taking a break from our regular newsletter programming this week, but we’ve curated a list of recent and archival must-reads for your holiday weekend.
Peter Burgess
The New Yorker
7:05 AM (1 hour ago) to me
Plus: Trump’s problem with senior voters, and the Confederate flag finally falls in Mississippi. View in browser | Update your preferences
We’re taking a break from our regular newsletter programming this week, but we’ve curated a list of recent and archival must-reads for your holiday weekend.
The Political Scene Why the Mueller Investigation Failed President Trump’s obstructions of justice were broader than those of Richard Nixon or Bill Clinton, and the special counsel’s investigation proved it. How come the report didn’t say so? By Jeffrey Toobin
-------------------
A Trump lawn sign Our Columnists Donald Trump’s Big Problem with Senior Voters Retaining the support of seniors is central to Trump’s reëlection chances. But a number of recent polls show that he has slipped badly in this key demographic. By John Cassidy
-------------------
A group of protesters making a large shadow Our Columnists How Do We Change America? The quest to transform this country cannot be limited to challenging its brutal police alone. By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
-------------------
Mississippi flag News Desk The Confederate Flag Finally Falls in Mississippi The story of the state flag provides a window into how false narratives about the American South are sustained. By W. Ralph Eubanks
-------------------
A person waving a pride flag in front of the Supreme Court Our Columnists Will an L.G.B.T.-Rights Decision Damage Affirmative Action? How a Supreme Court ruling on gay and transgender rights may lay the groundwork for a conservative case against race-conscious school admissions. By Jeannie Suk Gersen
-------------------
Donald Trump and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Daily Comment John Roberts and the Trump-McConnell Legal Project The idea that the Chief Justice is dedicated to overturning Roe v. Wade seems fanciful in light of his latest opinion on abortion rights. By Jeffrey Toobin
-------------------
Dr. Anthony Fauci Daily Comment Anthony Fauci Issues a New Coronavirus Plea In testimony before the Senate, the public-health expert sounded as though he had no option left but to appeal directly to the American people. By Amy Davidson Sorkin
-------------------
Image may contain: Face, Human, Person, and Smile From the Archives Image may contain: Back, Skin, Human, and Person Page-Turner
-------------------
A Sociologist Examines “White Fragility” Robin DiAngelo’s book exposes so-called pillars of whiteness: assumptions that prop up racist beliefs without white people realizing it. By Katy Waldman
-------------------
Joe Biden Daily Comment Will Joe Biden’s History Lift Him Up or Weigh Him Down? Biden will seek to persuade Americans that, after the agonies of Trumpism, the benefits of his experience outweigh his liabilities. By Evan Osnos
-------------------
This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com.
For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions.
View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe
Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.