Marie Yovanovitch's Uncynical Outrage Against Trump

Plus: A new witness in Trump’s impeachment hearings, Roger Stone’s crimes, and Noel Ignatiev’s fight against whiteness. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Trump’s Washington In Trump’s Jaded Capital, Marie Yovanovitch’s Uncynical Outrage In her testimony in the impeachment hearings, Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, demonstrated that it is still possible to be shocked by President Trump. By Susan B. Glasser Our Columnists Trump’s Bad Week Got Worse with a New Impeachment Witness David Holmes, a Foreign Service officer who works at the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, testified that he overheard a phone call about Trump’s quid pro quo. By John Cassidy Daily Comment Roger Stone’s Crimes Stone, who was convicted of witness tampering and making false statements to the House Intelligence Committee, is a rare political figure who exaggerates his evil deeds rather than his good ones. By Jeffrey Toobin PAID POST “I did a dangerous thing for a man in my position. I decided to tell the truth.” —EDWARD SNOWDEN Critics call PERMANENT RECORD: “gripping” (The Washington Post), “full of surprises” (The Nation), and “riveting...reads like a literary thriller” (The New York Times). Culture and More Postscript Noel Ignatiev’s Long Fight Against Whiteness The author of “How the Irish Became White” believed that whiteness was a fiction and that true stories could dispel it. By Jay Caspian Kang The New Yorker Radio Hour Lena Waithe on “Queen & Slim” The screenwriter talks about flipping the narrative of police violence. Plus, Thomas Mallon on impeachment, and Philip Pullman on HBO’s “His Dark Materials” series. Humor from The New Yorker Blitt’s Kvetchbook Public Enemies Kellyanne and George Conway reënact a classic scene from a James Cagney movie. By Barry Blitt Puzzles Dept. The Weekend Crossword Schwarzenegger title role of 1982: five letters. By Patrick Berry 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.