Joe Biden Got Flayed at the Democratic Debate

Kamala Harris’s line of questioning signals potentially devastating implications for the former Vice-President. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment Kamala Harris Exposed the Biden Weaknesses That Trump Will Exploit The coalition of voters needed to remove Trump from office will be drawn to the candidate who least reminds them of who we are at this moment and most of who we aspire to be. By Jelani Cobb Our Columnists Biden’s Faltering Performance Raises Big Doubts About His Campaign The debate generated fresh concerns about the former Vice-President’s preparation, age, grasp of the environment in which he is operating, and basic political skills. By John Cassidy Letter from Trump’s Washington Kamala Harris Won in Miami, but Vladimir Putin Won in Osaka As the Democratic debates ended Thursday night, in Miami, President Trump seemed to want to insure that his Japan summit would emphasize not statesmanship so much as in-your-face-manship. By Susan B. Glasser The Current Harris Was the Best Storyteller on the Democratic Stage The California senator’s narrative instinct enabled her to frame the most powerful moment of the debate. By Katy Waldman The Current Andrew Yang’s Bold Lack of a Tie An open collar? What do you think this is, a town-hall meeting? An outdoorsy photo op? By Troy Patterson From the Archive Profiles The Shape of Things to Come Jonathan Ive, the designer who helped shape Apple products like the iPhone, announced his departure from the company Thursday. Read this 2015 Profile on Ive and his career. By Ian Parker More in Culture Culture Desk The Weird, Violent, Uplifting Paintings of Mark Greenwold Greenwold creates disquieting domestic scenes that are emotionally direct and psychologically fraught, bursting with his own conflicts, nuttiness, impulses, narcissism, and love of bodies. By Matthew Klam American Chronicles How Essential Oils Became the Cure for Our Age of Anxiety Aromatic oils have become big business. But are they medicine or marketing? By Rachel Monroe On This Day Books How Rousseau Predicted Trump Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s attack on cosmopolitan élites now seems prophetic. The Enlightenment philosopher was born on this day in 1712. By Pankaj Mishra Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Climate Change, as Explained by a Sex-Ed Teacher If you cut yourself the first time you try to shave, don’t panic. Instead, take a tip from our international climate agreements and just put a Band-Aid on it. By Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough Daily Cartoon Friday, June 28th By Lila Ash Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.