Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare for All Dilemma

Plus: William Barr’s wild misreading of the First Amendment, and the joy of being a horrible goose in a time of moral crisis. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare-for-All Dilemma After Warren began vying for the lead in Presidential polls, several of her fellow-candidates began questioning her honesty on health care. By John Cassidy Daily Comment Answers to the Impeachment Question at the Democratic Debate No one on the stage was against impeachment, but the candidates varied in their sense of where the process might lead. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Daily Comment William Barr’s Wild Misreading of the First Amendment Historically illiterate, morally obtuse, and willfully misleading, a speech by the Attorney General portrays religious people as beset by a hostile band of “secularists.” By Jeffrey Toobin The New Yorker Interview Pete Buttigieg Talks Impeachment, Health Care, and the Political Spectrum The Presidential candidate spoke with David Remnick at the New Yorker Festival. By The New Yorker PAID POST “Elegantly conceived, powerfully written.” — Siddhartha Mukherjee A leading oncologist offers a searing and deeply personal account of how our society treats and mistreats cancer, how we can do better, and why we must. “This book," says Siddhartha Mukherjee, “will change the conversation around cancer for decades to come.” More in Culture Culture Desk The Joy of Being a Horrible Goose in a Time of Moral Crisis Untitled Goose Game arrives at a time when it’s pleasing to exact interspecies revenge. By Simon Parkin Under Review The Stark Inequality of Climate Change Jedediah Purdy argues that we need to establish “commonwealth” values to animate a way of relating to one another that’s not zero-sum. By Rachel Riederer The Front Row Intimate Documentaries of Cameroon and the Diaspora Through filmmaker Rosine Mbakam’s interviews, details from the past emerge. By Richard Brody Minority Report Night of the Walking Redheads Gingers gather to celebrate the mysterious genetics behind their Day-Glo follicles, curse childhood bullies, and debunk the rumor that they’re going extinct. By Ben McGrath Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts What You Need to Know About Natural Wine Natural wines don’t need the validation of old white guys in ascots, just the obsession of young white women in oversized hats. By Michael B. Dougherty Daily Cartoon Thursday, October 17th By Joe Dator 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.