The Short-Term Thinking of the G.O.P.

Also: a profile of Kobe Bryant from 2014, the 2020 Grammys fiasco, and the politics of memory at the World Holocaust Forum. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment Trump, Impeachment, and the Short-Term Thinking of the G.O.P. From its relinquishing of executive oversight in the Senate to its embrace of inflammatory nativism, the Party has been perilously shortsighted. By Jelani Cobb Daily Comment Netanyahu and Putin at the World Holocaust Forum At Yad Vashem this past Thursday, it was political causes, not the survivors’ experiences, that were most obviously on display. By Bernard Avishai Cultural Comment The 2020 Grammys Fiasco The volleying of accusations and denials of misconduct within the Recording Academy distracts, in a dispiriting way, from the artists being honored. By Amanda Petrusich Our Columnists The Democrats Did Their Duty in the Impeachment Trial Senate Republicans may well vote to acquit Trump, but they will not be able to erase the record that the House managers laid down clearly, methodically, and meticulously. By John Cassidy PAID POST From the authors of “Half the Sky,” Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn An urgent call to address the crisis in working-class America, “Tightrope” is “one of the most important books I’ve read on the state of our disunion.” (Tara Westover) “A must-read . . . ‘Tightrope’ shows how we can and must do better.” (Katie Couric) In the News The Sporting Scene The Fourth Quarter Kobe Bryant, the N.B.A. legend, has reportedly died in a helicopter crash, in Calabasas, California. From 2014: a profile of Bryant as he confronts a long—and possibly painful—goodbye. By Ben McGrath Culture and More Culture Desk The Once and Future MOMA The museum’s current renovation is built around a paradigmatic curatorial shift that has completely changed how it considers, acquires, and displays its art. By Jordan Orlando Under Review Can a Novel Capture the Contradictions of Female Desire? Miranda Popkey’s début explores the paradox of longing to assert control and longing to lose it. By Sarah Resnick Blitt’s Kvetchbook A 2020 Guide to Shadow Puppetry A few of the figures that will define the nascent year. By Barry Blitt Puzzles and Games Dept. The Cryptic Crossword A Europe-themed puzzle: Maria ran off with an Italian sauce (8). By Monika Zook Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Times When I Realized I Was the Only Homosexual in the Room Business meetings with a focus on “trying to tap into a new audience,” and other instances. By Archie Bongiovanni 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.