Trump and Netanyahu’s Trap for Democrats

Plus: how Mike Pompeo became the President’s most loyal soldier, and the state of America’s unions. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment Trump and Netanyahu Set a Trap for Democrats American progressives have been drawn into a simple contest about Israel’s reputation, which can elide its realities. By Bernard Avishai Culture Desk A “Post-Truth” Publication for Chinese Students in America College Daily brings its readers news with nationalistic undertones, delivered in a stream of memes and Internet-speak. By Han Zhang From the Latest Issue Profiles Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of Trump How he became a heartland evangelical—and the President’s most loyal soldier. By Susan B. Glasser PAID POST A finely observed exploration of marriage, divorce, and ambition The smartest beach read of the summer is Fleishman Is in Trouble, the instant New York Times bestselling novel from journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner, who “prods the form of the marriage novel as it if were a sleeping lump on the other side of the bed” (NewYorker.com). Culture and More A Critic at Large State of the Unions What happened to America’s labor movement? By Caleb Crain Currency “American Factory” and the Challenges of a Globalized Economy A new documentary from the Obamas chronicles the death and rebirth of a G.M. plant in Ohio. By Sheelah Kolhatkar On Television The Unholy Pleasures of “Grantchester” The British detective series, which airs on PBS, is the original hot-priest show. By Sarah Larson Puzzles Dept. The Weekday Crossword Homer described it as “wine-dark”: nine letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski Photo Booth Photo Booth Life in Miami on the Knife’s Edge of Climate Change In “FloodZone,” the photographer Anastasia Samoylova examines the city’s seductive contradictions. By David Campany Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Aspirational Summer Styles The Western juggalette, the weary Lolita, and more. By Heather Loase Daily Cartoon Monday, August 19th By Tim Hamilton 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.