How Nancy Pelosi Has Navigated Impeachment

Plus: The future of working-class conservatism, 2019 in sports, and Mariah Carey’s Christmas miracle. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment In Praise of How Nancy Pelosi Has Navigated Impeachment Weeks of Republican obduracy in committee hearings highlight the quandary faced by the House Speaker: impeachment cannot function properly in an age of hyper-partisanship. By Michael Luo News Desk Watch Live: The House Votes on Impeachment Two articles of impeachment charge Trump with abuse of Presidential power and with obstruction of Congress. By The New Yorker A Critic at Large The Field Guide to Tyranny Dictators tend to share the same ugly manner because all seek the same effect: not charm but intimidation. By Adam Gopnik Our Columnists The Future of Working-Class Conservatism in the U.K. and the U.S. Working-class conservatism is a powerful force on both sides of the Atlantic, but in Britain it is still a work in progress, and in the U.S. it is closely connected to one man. By John Cassidy Q. & A. The Voices of the Afghanistan Papers According to an investigative reporter from the Washington Post, the failures of the war in Afghanistan were consistently followed by dishonesty from policymakers and military leaders. By Isaac Chotiner PAID POST The Impeachment Report, with an exclusive introduction by Jon Meacham This landmark document offers a revealing account of the president’s secret campaign to solicit foreign interference from Ukraine for his personal benefit in the 2020 election. Essential reading for every American concerned about the fate of our democracy. Culture and More 2019 in Review Seven Turning Points from the Year in Sports Some were smoothed into the flow of seasons; others involved the purposeful bending of the normal course of events. By Louisa Thomas Cultural Comment Mariah Carey’s Christmas Miracle Twenty-five years after its original release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week. By Emily Lordi Culture Desk The False Hope That Superheroes Can Save Us The central achievement of “Watchmen” and “The Boys” is how they spit on the fantasy of caped crusaders saving the world. By Maya Phillips Video Dept. The Alien Minimalism of Air Plants Quirky and austere, these Instagram-ready plants achieve ascetic transcendence. By Crispin Long Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts I’m Taking Another Photograph of My Own Face Turns out, I’m the star of the show, and if there are things you want to see besides me you’re going to have to get past my face first. By Colin Nissan Daily Cartoon Wednesday, December 18th 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.