Is There a Cure for Inequality?

Plus: How Israel views Trump’s strike against Iran, the trouble with crime statistics, and how tears can help us. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Inquiry The Equality Conundrum We all agree that inequality is bad. But what kind of equality is good? By Joshua Rothman Daily Comment How Israel Views Trump’s Strike Against Iran In Israel, the killing of Qassem Suleimani feels like a decisive move in a game that has been playing out in the region for years. By Bernard Avishai Annals of Inquiry The Trouble with Crime Statistics It’s surprisingly hard to say what makes crime go up or down. By Matthew Hutson Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Books & Fiction Newsletter Book recommendations, fiction, poetry, and dispatches from the world of literature, twice a week. From the Archive Books Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Royal Romance Marrying into the monarchy is rarely a fairy tale. By Lauren Collins Culture and More Page-Turner How Tears Can Help Us, and How They Can’t Heather Christle’s “The Crying Book” examines the science, sociology, and history of weeping. By Katy Waldman The Boards Mary-Louise Parker Plays Professor On a break from “The Sound Inside,” on Broadway, the actress dropped in on Leslie Jamison’s creative-writing seminar at Columbia. By Rachel Syme Cultural Comment The Restorative Pause of Silent Record Week In 1959, a group of undergraduates sneaked two records into a jukebox on their campus: one was silent, and the other played a short beep every fifteen seconds. The legacy of this prank lives on. By Amanda Petrusich Culture Desk “Advocate” Documents the Battles of an Israeli Activist The documentary, which was short-listed for an Academy Award, profiles the human-rights lawyer Lea Tsemel and her defense of Palestinians under occupation. By Naomi Fry Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Tips for Middle-Aged Women on How to Look Stunning in Photos Wrinkles, woes, and worries, be gone! By Wendi Aarons Daily Cartoon Thursday, January 9th By Drew Dernavich 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.