A weekly reading of the magazine’s “Comment” essay.
A Climate Change?
In “A Climate Change?,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes about climate change and the new age of extinction.
23/9/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Trust Me
In "Trust Me," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how last week's debate was largely about how radical, or just how ambitious, the Party and its candidates are prepared to be.
16/9/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
This Is a Test
In "This Is a Test," Jelani Cobb delves into the clashes over the New York City school system's reforms.
9/9/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Another Race to Run
In "Another Race to Run," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the complexities of the Senate race.
3/9/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Hong Kong on the March
In "Hong Kong on the March," Evan Osnos reports on how the mass demonstrations are in bold defiance of Chinese authority, but a crackdown could be incalculably costly.
27/8/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
See Nothing
In "See Nothing," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on the failure to see what Jeffrey Epstein was doing.
19/8/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Words and Wounds
In "Words and Wounds," David Remnick writes about how President Trump is bearing out Toni Morrison's warnings about the violence of language.
12/8/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Lost in Translation
In "Lost in Translation," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Robert Muller's testimony.
29/7/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
No Going Back
In "No Going Back," Jelani Cobb writes about Trump's racist agenda.
22/7/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Health-Care Defense
In "The Health-Care Defense," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the battle for healthcare.
15/7/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Margin Call
In "Margin Call," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Democratic Party's moving margins.
8/7/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Belligerence
In "Belligerence," Robin Wright delves into Donald Trump's four Iran options.
24/6/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Don and Joe Show
In "The Don and Joe Show," Amy Davidson Sorkin delves into what a Biden-Trump presidential race might look like.
17/6/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Continental Shift
In "Continental Shift," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the European elections.
3/6/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
No Mercy
In "No Mercy," Margaret Talbot writes about the fate of immigrant children at the border.
28/5/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Threat to Roe
In "The Threat to Roe," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the abortion fight and the pretense of precedent.
20/5/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Last Chances
In "Last Chances," Elizabeth Kolbert reports on climate change and the new age of extinction.
13/5/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
No Rules
In "No Rules," Margaret Talbot writes about Trump, Barr, and the rule of law.
6/5/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
What Mueller Found
In "What Mueller Found," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about President Donald Trump's brush with accountability.
22/4/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Partners in Division
In "Partners in Division," David Remnick writes about the Trump-Netanyahu alliance.
15/4/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Barr Review
In "Barr Review," Jeffrey Toobin writes about attorney general William Barr's choices.
8/4/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
What's The Story
In What's The Story, Steve Coll writes that the Attorney General’s summary reported no conspiracy, but serious newsrooms and journalists did the job they are supposed to do.
1/4/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
It's Mueller Time
The special counsel’s report is in, and other investigations are accelerating. And yet it is impossible to imagine the President changing his behavior, much less giving up his office. In "It's Mueller Time," David Remnick writes about what comes next, now that the report is finally out.
25/3/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Last Exit to Brexit
The next two weeks will test how deeply a nation can immerse itself in self-delusion. In "Last Exit to Brexit," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the magical thinking around the upcoming deadline.
18/3/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Pros and Cons of Impeaching Trump
In "The Pros and Cons of Impeaching Trump," Adam Gopnik writes that real and reasonable arguments among congressional Democrats—and, indeed, among the public—range from the practical to the procedural.
11/3/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Reality Shows
In "Reality Shows," Evan Osnos writes about Trump, Kim, Cohen, and the limits of the President's power.
4/3/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
May Days
In "May Days," Jeffrey Toobin writes about Andrew McCabe count down to the Mueller report.
25/2/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
House Cleaning
In "House Cleaning," Jelani Cobb writes about how the House is taking on Amerca's voting-rights problem.
11/2/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Not Working
In “Not Working,” Margaret Talbot writes about President Trump’s state of disunion.
4/2/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Guns and the City
In "Guns and the City," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on whether the Supreme Court will use a New York City regulation to strike down gun laws.
28/1/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Making the Case
In "Making The Case," Jeffrey Toobin writes about William Barr and Donald Trump.
22/1/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
On the Border
In "On the Border," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Republican's test at the border.
14/1/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Democrats in the House
In "Democrats in the House," Margaret Talbot writes about the house Democrats best path forward.
7/1/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Unforeseen
In "Unforeseen," Jill Lepore writes about predicting the future.
2/1/2019 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Run, Republicans, Run
In "Run, Republicans, Run," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how the G.O.P has a chance to redeem itself, by launching a primary challenge to the President.
17/12/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Coal for Christmas
In "Coal for Christmas," Elizabeth Kolbert reports on climate change diplomacy.
10/12/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Political Borders
In “Political Borders,” Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on the border crisis.
3/12/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The City of Dreams
In "The City of Dreams," the editors delve into the city that shaped The New Yorker.
26/11/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Winning Votes
In "Winning Votes," Jeffrey Toobin delves into the voting rights fight.
19/11/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Party of One
In "Party of One," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the midterm elections, and their aftermath.
12/11/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
This America
In "This America," Jill Lepore reports on how the bloody-mindedness of broken men can be countered only by principle and fortitude.
5/11/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Stakes
In "The Stakes," David Remnick reports on how the midterm elections are a referendum on Donald Trump.
29/10/2018 • 0 minutos, 1 segundo
Not Every Vote Counts
The suppression of minority votes is the homegrown corollary of the Administration’s xenophobic rhetoric—an attempt to place a white thumb on the demographic scale.
22/10/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Global Warning
In "Global Warning," Elizabeth Kolbert asks what is Donald Trump’s response to the U.N.’s dire climate report?
15/10/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Bystanders to History
In "Bystanders to History," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Brett Kavanaugh and the G.O.P.'s bargain with Trump.
8/10/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
On The Attack
In "On The Attack," Margaret Talbot writes about how Christine Blasey Ford's experience was just as bad as Anita Hill's - maybe worse.
1/10/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Next Confirmation
In "The Next Confirmation," Amy Davidson Sorkin asks, do the Democrats have a post-Kavanaugh, post-midterm game plan?
24/9/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Scary Stuff
In "Scary Stuff," George Packer writes about the scariest parts of "Fear."
17/9/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Week that Was
In "The Week that Was," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the deceptive contrast between Trump and Cavanaugh.
10/9/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Fire Alarm
In "Fire Alarm," Elizabeth Kolbert writes about the new normal of wildfires.
4/9/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
It Was Never Thus
In "It Was Never Thus," Jill Lepore reports about measuring Presidents' misdeeds.
27/8/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Ten Years After
In "Ten Years After," George Packer reports on how the financial crisis of 2008 was years in the making and has had a lasting impact on American political life.
20/8/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Digital Public Square
In "The Digital Public Square," Steve Coll reports on Alex Jones and social media neutrality.
13/8/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Get Out and Vote
In "Get Out and Vote," George Packer reports on how the midterm elections are the last obstacle to Trump’s consolidation of power—and the greatest obstacle to voting is the feeling that it doesn’t matter.
30/7/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Long, Hot Summers
In "Long, Hot Summers," Evan Osnos reports on how the G.O.P. is standing by as President Trump upends American security.
23/7/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Bad Trips
In "Bad Trips," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how, when President Trump brings up Russia, he seems to be speaking of something that is defined less by reality than by what he needs it to be.
16/7/2018 • 0 minutos, 1 segundo
After Kennedy
In "After Kennedy," Jeffrey Toobin reports on how President Trump's Supreme Court pick could undo Kennedy's legacy.
9/7/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Family Values
In "Family Values," Margaret Talbot reports on how the policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border was the purest distillation yet of what it means to be governed by a President with no moral center.
25/6/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Going Rogue
In "Going Rogue," George Packer writes about in how, in half a week, between Quebec and Singapore, Trump showed that the liberal order is hateful to him, and that he wants out.
18/6/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Kim’s Chinese Lessons
In "Kim's Chinese Lessons," Evan Osnos writes about Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un's nuclear summit, and the bid for history.
11/6/2018 • 0 minutos
Smelling the Coffee
In "Smelling the Coffee," Jelani Cobb writes about racial bias training at Starbucks.
29/5/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Long Fight
In "The Long Fight," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about John McCain's legacy.
21/5/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Bad Bets
In "Bad Bets," Robin Wright reports on the end of the Iran deal, and Trump'confrontationaltatial foreign policy.
14/5/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Dream On
In "Dream On," Amy Davidson Sorkin write's about how the Administration's incompetence and the courts' rectitudes have seen the Dreamers through. But those factors may be temporary safeguards.
7/5/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Crash Course
In "Crash Course," Nicholas Lemann writes about the dangers of undoing Dodd-Frank.
30/4/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Unrule of Law
One thing is becoming clear about the various Trump scandals: they center on the President’s disdain for the law.
23/4/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Might and Right
In "Might and Right," George Packer writes about how the president and his new national security advisor, John Bolton, are in an especially bad position to respond to the atrocities in Syria.
16/4/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
About Facebook
In "About Facebook," Andrew Marantz writes about the future of Facebook after Cambridge Analytica.
9/4/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Death of a King
In "Death of a King," Jelani Cobb writes about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and what it means on the 50th Anniversary of his assassination.
2/4/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Account Settings
In "Account Settings," David Remnick reports on Cambridge Analytica and a moral reckoning in Silicon Valley.
26/3/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Revelatory Case
In "A Revelatory Case," Amy Davidson Sorkin delves into what went wrong in the Stormy Daniels case.
19/3/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Illiberal Arts
In "Illiberal Arts," David Remnick writes about Donald Trump and the stress test of liberal democracy.
12/3/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Gun Shots
In "Gun Shots," Margaret Talbot weighs in on the gun control debate after Parkland.
5/3/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Indicted
In "Indicted," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Robert Mueller’s distinctly American indictments.
26/2/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Peace Games
In "Peace Games," Evan Osnos writes about the politics at the Winter Olympics.
20/2/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
State of the Resistance
In "State of the Resistance," Jelani Cobb writes about the opposition to President Trump.
6/2/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Firing Offenses
In "Firing Offenses," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the questions that Mueller might ask Trump.
30/1/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Trump in the World
In "Trump in the World," Amy Davidson Sorkin asked, "how can someone so “America first” attend an event so globally minded?"
22/1/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Words of the Year
In "Words of the Year," Louis Menand writes about the importance of words.
2/1/2018 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Christmas Stories
In "Christmas Stories," Adam Gopnik writes about the Christmas spirit.
27/12/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
How Low Will They Go?
In "How Low Will They Go?," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Roy Moore and the G.O.P.
11/12/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Faking It
In "Faking It," Steve Coll writes about how, in attacking the media, the president has in many ways strengthened it.
4/12/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A History of Paranoia
In "A History of Paranoia," Jelani Cobb writes about the new politics of race.
27/11/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Tests for Liberals
In "Tests for Liberals," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Al Franken, Roy Moore, and a test for the democratic party.
20/11/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Autumn of the Patriarchy
In "Autumn of the Patriarchy," David Remnick delves into the Weinstein moment and the Trump presidency.
13/11/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Long Year
In "A Long Year," Steve Coll writes about the president's turbulent year.
6/11/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Silent Majority
In "The Silent Majority," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Jeff Flake and the G.O.P.'s complicity problem.
30/10/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Limits of Power
In "Limits of Power," Jia Tolentino writes about Harvey Weinstein and the limits of powerful men.
23/10/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Fighting Words
In "Fighting Words," Evan Osnos writes about President Trump's war tantrums.
16/10/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Disasters Will Happen
In “Disasters Will Happen,” Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about President Trump’s trips to Puerto Rico and Las Vegas.
9/10/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Inquietude
In “Inquietude,” Jill Lepore writes about our free speech fumbles.
2/10/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Madmen Theories
In “Madmen Theories,” Steve Coll writes about President Trump’s U.N. début.
25/9/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
In The Dark
In “In The Dark,” Amy Davidson Sorkin explores how America is dealing with hurricane disasters.
18/9/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Broken Dreams
In “Broken Dreams,” William Finnegan writes about saving DACA.
11/9/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Coming Storms
In “Coming Storms,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes about Hurricane Harvey and climate change.
5/9/2017 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
After Bannon
Jelani Cobb writes that some saw Steve Bannon’s blend of nationalism and racial grievance as the ballast in Trump’s ship. But will Bannon’s banishment change anything?