This Week’s Issue: The Ukrainian Prosecutor Behind Trump’s Impeachment

Plus: Pete Buttigieg’s high hopes, the stationery company that took over cable TV, and the art of dying. View in browser | Update your preferences A Reporter at Large The Ukrainian Prosecutor Behind Trump’s Impeachment How the efforts of Yuriy Lutsenko and Rudy Giuliani to smear Joe Biden led to a Presidential crisis. By Adam Entous The Political Scene Pete Buttigieg’s High Hopes The Presidential candidate wants to win over disaffected Republicans. But can he unite Democrats? By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Comment Trump’s Impeachment Timeline and the 2020 Election “The President is the smoking gun,” said one member of the House Judiciary Committee. But is the schedule just rushing the impeachment to an acquittal? By Amy Davidson Sorkin 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 Annals of Media How Hallmark Took Over Cable Television By “leaning into Christmas”—and claiming to avoid politics—the greeting-card company has come to dominate screens across America. By Sarah Larson 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 On Television Uncertain Attraction in “Work in Progress” and “Dare Me” An indie comedy about a misfit looking for love, and a clear-eyed examination of a small town full of dangerously bored kids take new spins on established genres. By Emily Nussbaum 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. Humor from The New Yorker Poems Greetings, Friends! The New Yorker’s 2019 Christmas Poem By Ian Frazier Cartoons From The Issue Cartoons From the Issue Drawings and drollery from this week’s magazine. 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.