A Coronavirus Turf War in Klickitat County

Plus: What Trump shares with Joseph McCarthy; Phoebe Bridgers’s anxious music; and an interview with Riz Ahmed. View in browser | Update your preferences U.S. Journal A Coronavirus Turf War in Klickitat County A handful of sheriffs in Washington State have said they won’t enforce the governor’s shutdown orders. But who are the state’s rural residents actually listening to? By Charles Bethea Comment What Donald Trump Shares with Joseph McCarthy The President’s capacity to create confusion and turmoil is emerging as the mainstay of his reëlection campaign. By David Remnick Profiles Phoebe Bridgers’s Frank, Anxious Music Her new album, “Punisher,” was crafted with foresight and intention, but the absurdity of the world in which it’s being released requires disengagement. By Amanda Petrusich Personal History Taking My Place at My Father’s Grocery Store During the coronavirus pandemic, our neighborhood is depending on us—I think I can say this without exaggeration—to stay alive. By Patricia Park Q. & A. The Danger of Rushing Through Clinical Trials in the Pandemic An epidemiologist discusses what makes a good trial and why a pandemic is not the time to speed up the drug-approval process. By Isaac Chotiner Culture and More The New Yorker Interview Riz Ahmed Is Rethinking What Matters The actor and musician on home, heartbreak, and the trap of chasing productivity during quarantine. By Alexis Okeowo Page-Turner Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Rodham” Offers Uncomplicated Regret The novel imagines a Hillary Clinton who manages to avoid most of the controversy that clings to her real-life counterpart. By Nora Caplan-Bricker Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Ghosts of the Apollo Duke Ellington and Prince, Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin, and other performers of the past return to the Apollo Theatre to reminisce. By Ajuan Mance Puzzles & Games Dept. The Cryptic Crossword: No. 54 Sunset Boulevard star leading grand farewell performance (4,4). By Todd McClary This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.