The Art of Dying

Plus: The impeachment question Democrats dodged at the debate, and the political education of the national-security Democrats. View in browser | Update your preferences Personal History The Art of Dying I always said that when my time came I’d want to go fast. But where’s the fun in that? By Peter Schjeldahl The Political Scene The Political Education of the Security Democrats A group of centrist Democrats who called for impeachment out of concern for national security has learned that, during negotiations, they can only intermittently count on Republicans’ good faith. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Daily Comment The Impeachment Question Democrats Dodged at the Debate When the candidates in Thursday’s Democratic Presidential debate were asked how they would persuade the country to support Trump’s impeachment, most of them either dodged or changed the subject. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Q. & A. India’s Citizenship Emergency Niraja Gopal Jayal, the author of several books on Indian democracy, discusses the greatest challenges facing those who care about the future of liberalism in the country. By Isaac Chotiner Culture Desk A New Chapter in a Double-Murder Case After more than three decades, Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom have been paroled. By Nathan Heller PAID POST Infinite Cities: A Trilogy of Atlases, All Boxed Up and Ready to Gift Explore the hidden histories of New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans with this stunning boxed set of city atlases. An updated "City of Women" map, as featured in The New Yorker, and a new essay by Rebecca Solnit make this the perfect gift for avid readers. Fiction “Only Orange” “I thought Audrey was faking it. How could you make it to twenty-six and not notice that you were color-blind?” By Camille Bordas Culture The New Yorker Radio Hour Peter Dinklage on Cyrano and Life After “Thrones” “Game of Thrones” made the actor a superstar; now he returns to his roots on stage. And Kathleen Turner, in the role of Satan, answers children’s letters intended for Santa. 2019 in Review The Best Podcasts of 2019 The past year brought us new daily-news shows and impeachment podcasts, history podcasts to help bring us perspective, music podcasts to bring a little joy, and the continued flourishing of narrative investigative series. By Sarah Larson Humor and More Daily Shouts Meditations on the Nature of Beauty Of all the songs written about how beautiful America is, my favorite is probably “America the Beautiful,” or “Love Shack.” By Sean McGowan Puzzles and Games Dept. The Weekend Crossword Boston public-works project that severely overran its deadline: six 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.