Beto O'Rourke Responds to Trump's War on Immigrants

Plus: El Paso and the deep roots of white supremacy in America, and remembering Toni Morrison. View in browser | Update your preferences The Political Scene Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro Respond to Trump’s War on Immigrants That the two Democratic Presidential candidates from Texas, who are nominal antagonists, have sounded so similar on immigration points to the weaknesses of both. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Dispatch “He Won’t Be Welcome Until He Repents” El Paso residents who blame Donald Trump’s rhetoric for inciting a mass shooting are debating how best to protest his visit. By Charles Bethea Daily Comment The Trail of American White Supremacy Led to El Paso The past has climbed out of its shallow grave to place its claim on the present. By Jelani Cobb Our Columnists Donald Trump and Lax Gun Laws Are Tearing America Apart The country is beset by an incendiary President, ineffectual gun laws, a failing political system, and the boundless phenomenon of online propaganda and hatred. By John Cassidy Our Columnists Why Do Americans Feel That There’s No One to Help Us? The corrosion of public faith in leadership and institutions now consumes Americans of both parties. And it seems to be getting worse. By Robin Wright Remembering Toni Morrison Page-Turner Going to the Movies with Toni Morrison The author, who died this week, shone as an example of the living power of black authorship and authority. By Kevin Young Page-Turner Toni Morrison, the Teacher We were reading her even when we weren’t, because we read everything else with her somewhere in mind. By Vinson Cunningham The New Yorker Interview Toni Morrison on Her Last Novel and the Voices of Her Characters In a conversation with Hilton Als at the 2015 New Yorker Festival, the Nobel laureate discussed writing in the modern era. By The New Yorker Politics and Culture Culture Desk John Paul Stevens, Shakespeare Skeptic Stevens was keen on exploring weaknesses in the case for the Bard, and I was curious about what led so wise a jurist to embrace a conspiracy theory. By James Shapiro Elements The Last Presidential Salmon For almost a century, the first Atlantic salmon caught each season was delivered to the President—until the fish was listed as endangered. By Caroline Lester Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts More Historical Events Reimagined by Quentin Tarantino Before he can reform the Roman Catholic Church, Martin Luther must fight off ninety-five yakuza disguised as priests. By Harris Mayersohn Daily Cartoon Wednesday, August 7th By Amy Hwang 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.