What Would a Proper Coronavirus Stimulus Plan Look Like?

Plus: The Republican farce of trusting Trump on coronavirus, the anxious hands of New York’s subway commuters, and pie makers’ preparations for Pi Day. View in browser | Update your preferences The New Yorker is making its news coverage and analysis of the coronavirus outbreak available for free to all readers. Read our stories here. Our Columnists What Would a Proper Coronavirus Stimulus Plan Look Like? A significant downturn to the economy is inevitable. The challenge is to get the country through the next few months without a wholesale economic and financial crisis. By John Cassidy Our Columnists How the Pandemic Fuels Trump’s Autocratic Instincts Living in a fog where one either doesn’t know whom to believe or finds fact-based reality terrifying, more and more people may heed the clarion call of the conman-in-chief. By Masha Gessen Daily Comment Mike Pence and the Farce of Trusting Trump on the Coronavirus As the virus spreads in the United States, Republicans continue to engage in sycophantic praise for the President. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Letter from the U.K. Reading About the Black Death with My Daughter Amid the Outbreak A child’s fascination with the fourteenth-century scourge takes a sobering tone as Britain scrambles to stave off a new catastrophe. By Sam Knight Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Movie Club Newsletter Reviews of the current cinema, plus recommendations for classics and underrated treasures available on streaming services, every Friday. Culture Photo Booth The Anxious Hands of New York’s Subway Riders Hannah La Follette Ryan’s “Subway Hands” catalogues a mass shift in how we interact with the city and with one another in the midst of a pandemic. By Helen Rosner Podcast Dept. The Podcasts to Listen to While You’re Social-Distancing An efficient, antiseptic, unpodcastlike coronavirus series; on a lighter note, politics; and, finally, fun. By Sarah Larson The Front Row What COVID-19 Means for Cinema The kinds of movies that rely on big box-office returns are the ones that now pose the greatest threat of contagion. By Richard Brody Culture Desk How Pie Makers Prepare for Pi Day On March 14th, the irrational number leads to irrational cravings at New York City’s pie shops. By Teresa Mathew Humor and More Daily Shouts Your Yoga Studio’s Updated Practices in Response to COVID-19 All front-desk staff will now wear straitjackets to avoid touching their faces. By Laura Lane Puzzles and Games Dept. The Weekend Crossword Grammy-winning “Cranes in the Sky” singer: seven letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski 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.