Trump Fiddles in Response to the Coronavirus as Wall Street Plunges

Plus: a breakthrough for desis on TV, Richard Brody reviews “First Cow,” and Jordan Wolfson’s edgelord art. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists Wall Street Plunges as Trump Fiddles in Response to the Coronavirus Even if the stock market stabilizes, we will still need to mitigate the virus’s impact on the domestic and international economies—but that would require forceful U.S. leadership, which no longer exists. By John Cassidy Election 2020 March 10th Primaries Live Election Results There are three hundred and fifty-two delegates at stake today, as six states hold primaries. Polls start closing at 8 P.M. E.D.T. Follow the latest results here, ahead of the 2020 Presidential election. Profiles Jordan Wolfson’s Edgelord Art Can an artist who built a career on provocation survive a newly sensitive age? By Dana Goodyear Personal History My High-School Commute By the time I got home, I felt the sense of accomplishment that comes with completing a journey by land, sea, and underground rocket toilet. By Colin Jost PAID POST From the bestselling, National Book Award–winning author LOUISE ERDRICH The Night Watchman is the latest novel from the critically acclaimed author of The Round House and LaRose. “Erdrich has an extraordinary ability to delineate the ties of love, resentment, need, duty, and sympathy that bind families together.”— New York Times CLICK FOR MORE Cultural Comment “Family Karma” Might Be a Breakthrough for Desis on TV The Bravo show is about the Indian-American community unto itself, not about its desire to assimilate. By Sanjena Sathian The Front Row A Fatalistic Portrait of Early American Entrepreneurs “First Cow” is divided against itself, and its proportions and contours give rise to a familiar failing of movies of overt political import: impersonality. By Richard Brody Books The Tragedy of Celebrity in Anne Enright’s “Actress” The novelist explores how fame pervades a family, turning even daily life into performance. By Sarah Resnick Puzzles and Games Dept. The Weekday Crossword McGregor of “Emma” (1996): four letters. By Kameron Austin Collins Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Phone Calls with My Grandmother “Hi—Bessie. It’s Grandma. I’m reading the New York Times, and I saw an article about cats. Are you sitting down?” By Bess Kalb Daily Cartoon Tuesday, March 10th By Pat Achilles 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.