Yuval Noah Harari’s History of Everyone, Ever

Plus: The coronavirus epidemic; the queer opposition to Pete Buttigieg; and Margot Robbie in “Birds of Prey.” View in browser | Update your preferences Profiles Yuval Noah Harari’s History of Everyone, Ever His blockbuster “Sapiens” predicted the possible end of humankind. Now what? By Ian Parker Daily Comment Struggling Over Silence in the Coronavirus Epidemic The country is besieged by a modern crisis of body and spirit, an epidemic that has threatened its people and underscored the perils of a suffocating politics. By Evan Osnos Our Columnists The Queer Opposition to Pete Buttigieg, Explained What makes Buttigieg a reassuring choice for some older, white, straight people, and a disturbing possibility for some queer people? By Masha Gessen Q. & A. The “Hidden Weapons” of Immigration Law A legal expert talks about how Trump is reshaping American immigration policy, from the travel bans to the crackdown on migrants at the Mexican border. By Isaac Chotiner PAID POST A sweeping journey through hundreds of years of U.S. history. Featuring lively conversations with popular historians and journalists, including David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Walter Isaacson, Ron Chernow, Bob Woodward, and many others, The American Story offers fresh insights and analysis on pivotal moments from the Founding Era to the present day. From the Magazine Oxford Postcard The Original Bernie Bro Drums Up Expat Votes In London, Larry Sanders, the candidate’s older brother, recalls Bernie’s teen-age forays into electoral politics. By Eren Orbey The Art World The In-Your-Face Paintings of Peter Saul His cartoony style and subjects exalt sensation as an end in itself. By Peter Schjeldahl Culture and More The Front Row “Birds of Prey,” Reviewed: The Wasted Exertions of Margot Robbie The actress’s performance offers hints of how she could have illuminated her character’s flashy veneer from within, had the director channelled her efforts. By Richard Brody Read Female Desire in Rona Jaffe’s “The Best of Everything” The 1958 best-seller has the white-gloved, Scotch-swilling aesthetic of the fifties but also an unflinching frankness about women’s lives and desires—a combination that makes it feel radical. By Michele Moses Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Bad Romance Novels “Sex Dentist,” “The Time Traveler’s Wife’s Accountant, Murphy,” and more. By Alex Baia and Dan Caprera Daily Cartoon Thursday, February 13th By Ivan Ehlers 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 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.