This Week's Issue: Alan Dershowitz, Devil’s Advocate

Connie Bruck reports on the noted lawyer’s long, controversial career. Plus: how mosquitoes changed everything. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Law Alan Dershowitz, Devil’s Advocate The noted lawyer’s long, controversial career—and the accusations against him. By Connie Bruck Dept. of Finance The Invention of Money In three centuries, the heresies of two bankers became the basis of our modern economy. By John Lanchester Profiles Olga Tokarczuk’s Novels Against Nationalism In the face of the Polish government’s rightist dogma, the country’s preëminent writer explores its history of ethnic intermingling. By Ruth Franklin Comment Robert Mueller’s Testimony and the Garbled Language of Politics The words the Democrats and the Republicans used may have been the same, but their meanings were not. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Books How Mosquitoes Changed Everything They slaughtered our ancestors and derailed our history. And they’re not finished with us yet. By Brooke Jarvis Books What P. T. Barnum Understood About America The “Prince of Humbugs” was a liar, a racist, and an entertainer who would do anything for a crowd. He even considered running for President. By Elizabeth Kolbert Department of Newsletters Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Crossword-Puzzle Newsletter Never miss another New Yorker crossword again. Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs Self-Care for Men It’s not just for women anymore—it’s for firemen, X Games medallists, and Civil War reënactors just like you and me. By Megan Amram Cartoons From The Issue Cartoons from the Issue Drawings and drollery from this week’s magazine. 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.