A Conservationist’s Battle to Save the Gray Wolf

Plus: the hypocrisy of Trump’s new “unalienable rights” panel, and the census citizenship question. View in browser | Update your preferences Elements The Persuasive Power of the Wolf Lady To bridge the divide between wolf-lovers and ranchers, the conservationist Karin Vardaman had to change many minds—including her own. By Ingfei Chen Our Columnists The Unbelievable Hypocrisy of Trump’s New Panel The world reacted with disbelief when the Trump Administration announced it was creating a new commission to explore “unalienable rights” in U.S. foreign policy. By Robin Wright Q. & A. Ari Fleischer on Trump’s Former Critics The G.O.P. political commentator disavowed Trump during the 2016 election but has since warmed to him. He speculates why other Republicans have done the same. By Isaac Chotiner News Desk The Battle Over the Census Citizenship Question Is Now About Civil Rights President Trump’s insistence on including the question has sown chaos and uncertainty for the courts, the public, and members of his own Administration. By Cristian Farias Daily Comment Why Donald Trump Is Suddenly Talking About the Environment The President’s pollsters are afraid that they are losing the many voters who have come to fear climate change. By Bill McKibben PAID POST The acclaimed new novel from Helen Phillips In The Need, Helen Phillips has created a subversive, speculative thriller that comes to life through blazing, arresting prose and gorgeous, haunting imagery. Anointed as one of the most exciting fiction writers working today, The Need is a glorious celebration of the bizarre and beautiful nature of our everyday lives. Culture and More Replay At Wimbledon, It Looked Like Coco Gauff Would Never Lose No one could feel anything but admiration for the fifteen-year-old’s improbable run. By Louisa Thomas The Front Row “Midsommar”: A Backwards Horror Story of a Couple in Sweden Ari Aster is so busy looking at his images that he doesn’t see what he’s doing. By Richard Brody Cultural Comment “Stranger Things” and the Limits of Kids Saving the World Beneath the idyllic notion of a world in which teens have the agency, power, and drive to incite change is the reality of their fouled inheritance. By Maya Phillips Cultural Comment A Mysterious Eight-Second Film of 1915 New Orleans and Louis Armstrong If the clip is what it’s believed to be, then it may be the most significant finding of Armstrongalia in more than thirty years. By Gwen Thompkins Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts How to Get the Exact Amount of Cream Cheese You Want on Your Bagel If you’re a savvy orderer, this should be no problem. By Jonathan Zeller Daily Cartoon Tuesday, July 9th By Ellis Rosen 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.