Trump’s Racist Tweets, and Belonging in America

Plus: Kamala Harris’s Presidential run, Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon victory, and an absurd case of mistaken identity. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists Trump’s Racist Tweets, and the Question of Who Belongs in America It is the lot of so many immigrants, children of immigrants, and people of color in this country to wonder whether we can ever truly fit in, and who gets to decide. By Michael Luo Dispatch Why Lebanon’s People Are Turning on Their Politicians After decades of graft and economic mismanagement, popular discontent is rising. By Jane Ferguson News Desk An Absurd Case of Mistaken Identity Draws to a Close For three years, the central question of Italy’s highest-profile migration case has been whether prosecutors had the right man in custody. By Ben Taub Sporting Scene Novak Djokovic, a Spoiler and a Champion at Wimbledon As Djokovic beat Roger Federer on Sunday, he wasn’t always at his best, but he was too flexible to break. By Louisa Thomas From the Latest Issue Profiles Kamala Harris Makes Her Case The Presidential candidate has been criticized as a defender of the status quo. Can she prove that she’s a force for change? By Dana Goodyear PAID POST A Game of Thrones | Now available from The Folio Society The first in the series, this beautiful collector’s edition of A Game of Thrones is filled with striking illustrations by Jonathan Burton, a new introduction by Joe Abercrombie and a fully bound fold-out map of The Known World. Culture and More Books How Picasso’s Muse Became a Master Françoise Gilot was the artist’s lover and pupil. Then she wanted more. By Alexandra Schwartz Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Movie Club Newsletter Reviews of the current cinema, plus recommendations for classics and underrated treasures available on streaming services, starting this Friday. Paraphernalia Dept. Marc Maron Chooses His Weapon The podcasting star of “Sword of Trust” joins the director Lynn Shelton to check out the arms and armor—and some guitars—at the Met. By Sarah Larson Puzzles Dept. The Weekday Crossword Rembrandt wore one in a self-portrait: five letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski From the Archive A Reporter at Large Cheap Words As Amazon promotes its Prime Day sales, read this story, from 2014, about the company’s impact on the book industry. By George Packer Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Look Who’s Into Tarot Cards Now That He’s Possessed by the Devil It’s almost like doing Lucifer’s bidding has turned you into a totally different person. By Ronald Metellus Daily Cartoon Monday, July 15th By Peter Kuper 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.