Ronan Farrow’s Black Cube Chronicles: The Undercover Operative

How a private spy who manipulated Rose McGowan in service of Harvey Weinstein was unmasked. Also: Trump’s muddled Syria policy. View in browser | Update your preferences The story below is the second installment of a three-part series, drawn from Ronan Farrow’s forthcoming book, “Catch and Kill.” Read Part I here. Check your in-box on Wednesday for Part III. Annals of Espionage The Black Cube Chronicles: The Undercover Operative How a private spy who manipulated Rose McGowan in service of Harvey Weinstein was unmasked. By Ronan Farrow Our Columnists Trump’s Muddled Syria Policy Opens the Way for More War The President’s abrupt announcement to withdraw U.S. troops triggered alarm even among his closest allies. By Robin Wright The Sporting Scene The Victims of the “Varsity Blues” College-Admissions Scandal How two high-school tennis teammates had their collegiate dreams upended. By Daniel Golden and Doris Burke Our Columnists Trump Isn’t Above the Law In an impassioned ruling, the federal judge Victor Marrero wrote that aspects of the doctrine of Presidential immunity were “repugnant.” By John Cassidy Letter from Atlanta Fighting for Abortion Access in the South A fund in Georgia is responding to restrictive legislation with a familial kind of care. By Alexis Okeowo PAID POST Now in paperback from Susan Orlean Susan Orlean’s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. News and Culture Dispatch What a Pediatrician Can Do for a Child Seeking Asylum—and What She Can’t I wish these children no harm, but our conversations are not private. By Rachel Pearson Our Columnists The Many Sins of College Admissions Élite schools are very far from being able to achieve diverse student bodies using only race-neutral methods. By Jeannie Suk Gersen Postscript A Poet’s Urgent, Hopeful, Final Lines Given a short time to live, Ciaran Carson emerged with poems reconsidering art and life, determined but not deterministic. By Kevin Young Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Welcome to Instagram Club! It is actually a requirement that, before we meet, you scroll through the account we’re discussing. By Lauren Bans Daily Cartoon Tuesday, October 8th By David Sipress 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 insure delivery to your in-box (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.