Boris Johnson’s Brexit Carnage

Plus: James Mattis, promoting his new book, refuses to discuss Trump; Daniil Medvedev at the U.S. Open. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from the U.K. Boris Johnson’s Brexit Carnage This week in Parliament has been particularly frantic, as the Prime Minister purged his opponents from the Conservative Party and threatened to call an election. By Sam Knight Letter from Trump’s Washington James Mattis Doesn’t Want to Talk About Trump On book tour with the President’s embittered, but silent, ex-Defense Secretary. By Susan B. Glasser News Desk The Secret Files of the Master of Modern Republican Gerrymandering Newly obtained records and e-mails show that Thomas Hofeller collected data about the voting patterns of Americans based on their race. By David Daley Our Columnists “Sharpiegate” and Donald Trump’s Perpetual Cone of Uncertainty As we move closer to the election, the President’s war on the news media, and on the very notion of truth, will only intensify. By John Cassidy Campaign Chronicles Impatience at CNN’s Climate-Change Town Halls The true stars of the night were not the candidates but the audience members, whose backstories and adamance offered the reminder that it’s not too late to act. By Eren Orbey PAID POST Salman Rushdie writes a dazzling Don Quixote for the modern age. From the Booker Prize-winning author The New Yorker called "a glittering novelist" and "a master of perpetual storytelling" comes Quichotte: a tour de force that is a much an homage to an immortal work of literature as it is to the quest for love and family. Culture and More The Sporting Scene How Daniil Medvedev Became the Antihero of the U.S. Open The tennis star has said, “my tactic is to make my opponent suffer,” but often he seems to be the one hurting the most. By Louisa Thomas Page-Turner Can One Sentence Capture All of Life? The soaring ambition of Lucy Ellmann’s new novel, “Ducks, Newburyport.” By Katy Waldman Pop Music Brockhampton Grows Up The Gen Z boy band’s clear and concise new album, “Ginger,” is a testament to the forces of professionalization. By Carrie Battan On and Off the Avenue Let’s Talk About the Clothes on “Succession” On HBO’s tragicomedy about a threatened media empire, the wealthy Roy family dresses in a kind of cold corporate armor. By Rachel Syme Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts A Few of My Greatest Fears, in No Particular Order God does exist, but it’s Zeus. Like, what the hell? By Josh Gondelman Daily Cartoon Friday, September 6th By Ali Solomon 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.