Bravery and Nihilism on the Streets of Hong Kong

Plus: a parliamentary runaround in Britain, and a threat to Iowa's claim to the nation's earliest nominating contest. View in browser | Update your preferences Dispatch Bravery and Nihilism on the Streets of Hong Kong Inside the protests, where hundreds of thousands of young people, some peaceful, some armed with batons and bricks, are resisting the inevitable: a crackdown by Beijing. By Megan K. Stack Campaign Chronicles A Virtual Threat to Iowa’s First-in-the-Nation Caucuses A decision by the Democratic National Committee yesterday seemed to jeopardize both the fate of a new voting system and, in theory, the state’s claim to the nation’s earliest nominating contest. By Eren Orbey Daily Comment Boris Johnson’s Parliamentary Runaround The Prime Minister’s cynical maneuver to disrupt Parliament’s remaining time to prepare for the Brexit deadline may well violate the strictures of British constitutionalism. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Culture and More The Sporting Scene Karolína Muchová and the Czech Republic’s New Tennis Generation At this year’s U.S. Open, the main draw for the women’s tournament had as many players from the Czech Republic as it did from all of the United States. By Gerald Marzorati Fiction “To Do” “Are we the sum of what we’ve crossed off? Or are we only what we still have left to do?” By Kate Walbert Photo Booth An Environmentalist’s Deadly Act of Protest The photographer Joel Sternfeld spent a year documenting the site where David Buckel set himself on fire to protest environmental devastation. By Chris Wiley Puzzles Dept. The Weekend Crossword West whose book “Shrill” was adapted for TV: five letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski On This Day Personal History Mourning My Friend, Princess Diana The Princess of Wales, who died on this day in 1997, would rather have gone down in a hail of broken glass than live in fear. By Clive James Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Prayers of the Summer Traveller You have given us water, yet You have prevented us from taking it through security. Why? By Claire Friedman Blitt’s Kvetchbook Boris Johnson’s Busy Week “A Hard Day’s Fortnight”—or however long we’re talking about here. By Barry Blitt 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.