The Most Mendacious President in U.S. History

Plus: a very British debate about rules; a construction company’s blueprint for reopening; and virtual first dates. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Trump’s Washington The Most Mendacious President in U.S. History On Trump, his Twitter lies, and why it’s getting worse. By Susan B. Glasser Daily Comment Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, and a Very British Debate In defending the recent travels of a senior adviser to the Prime Minister, was the government contorting its coronavirus guidelines to fit his actions? By Amy Davidson Sorkin Our Local Correspondents A Construction Company Creates a Blueprint for Reopening Now that building has restarted, businesses are discovering that what they do is almost entirely up to them. By Elizabeth Barber Postscript Larry Kramer Had the Courage to Act on His Fear The AIDS activist, who died on Wednesday, had a vision both catastrophic and hopeful. By Masha Gessen Daily Comment The Death of an Indigenous Elder in the Amazon Rainforest Antonio Bolívar is believed to have been infected by the coronavirus. By Camila Osorio Culture and More Video Dept. The Awkward, Surprising Realness of Virtual First Dates “Dating in Place” lets viewers listen in as couples test out their chemistry on first dates via Zoom. By Naomi Fry On Television Steve Carell Gets Stranded in “Space Force” The new Netflix satire of the military-industrial complex struggles to escape the gravity of its own premise. By Troy Patterson Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts The Pre-Apocalyptic Novels We All Need “The Walking Dead”: This graphic novel follows a group of aging Grateful Dead fans who’ve become avid mall walkers. By Rebecca Turkewitz Daily Cartoon Friday, May 29th By Luke McGarry This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure 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.