Trump, Truth, and the Coronavirus Crisis

Plus: Sunday’s Biden-Sanders debate, an uncertain future in Iran, and couples in quarantine. View in browser | Update your preferences Follow our latest coverage of COVID-19: • How much is the coronavirus infecting world leaders? • An epidemiologist on lessons to learn from China. • Can the U.S. government pay for a proper coronavirus stimulus plan? • Audience-free concerts and “a sense of weirdness.” • A coronavirus culture is emerging. Daily Comment Trump, Truth, and the Mishandling of the Coronavirus Crisis The President has squandered the most valuable resource in a pandemic: time. By David Remnick Our Columnists The Impossibility of the Biden-Sanders Debate A pandemic was raging, and the two candidates for the Presidency wanted to move on to other matters. By Masha Gessen Q. & A. The View of the Pandemic from Milan A professor of economics at Bocconi University discusses what the coronavirus may mean for Italian workers and why it might cause political trouble. By Isaac Chotiner Campaign Chronicles The Virtual End of the 2020 Democratic Primary Sanders challenged Biden to confront the system. The former Vice-President preferred to talk about the COVID-19 emergency. By Eric Lach PAID POST From the #1 NY Times best-selling authors: learn how to live your best work life. "Life has questions. They have answers." (NYT) Evans and Burnett show you how to change your work life and thrive whether staying at your present job or getting another. And, if you do want to leave your job, they show you how to do that, too. Culture and More Culture Desk The Pandemic Is Remaking Performance The newly silenced world is providing plenty of opportunities for spectators, abetted by the Internet and social media. By Dan Chiasson Personal History Reckoning with an Uncertain Future in Iran, and Outside It The future I had known in my home country was unforeseeable, the path ahead zigzagging into areas I could not predict. By Ali Araghi Quarantines Dept. To Have and to Hold, in Quarantine and in Health Do a global pandemic and marital strife go together? Some experts think so, but, thanks to reality TV and cross-stitching, several spouses are making it through. By Tyler Foggatt Humor and More Daily Shouts Achievement Trophies for Type-A Personalities Awards for delegating work projects, playing it by ear, and other deviations from your meticulously regimented plans. By Jeremy Nguyen, Irving Ruan, and Julia Edelman Daily Cartoon Monday, March 16th By Emily Flake 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.