The Heart of the Uprising in Minneapolis

Plus: Trump and the Bible; Edwidge Danticat on police brutality; and a new crossword puzzle. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Minneapolis The Heart of the Uprising in Minneapolis Residents who have been on the front lines for George Floyd are finding their lives—and their city—transformed. By Luke Mogelson Our Columnists Trump’s Vacuous West Point Address and the Revolt Against It In his speech, the President failed to address the nationwide protests over racial injustice, the pandemic, and his own deepening strains with the military. By Robin Wright Daily Comment Donald Trump and Uses and Misuses of the Bible Imagine that, in previous struggles, only the wrong side—the demonstrably wrong side, as revealed by history—had been loudly and avowedly Christian. By Ian Frazier This Is America So Brutal a Death Nationwide outrage over George Floyd’s brutal killing by police officers resonates with immigrants, and with people around the world. By Edwidge Danticat Postscript Remembering Aimee Stephens, Who Lost and Found Her Purpose From May: The woman at the center of the first transgender-rights case to come before the Supreme Court, which issued its decision today. By Masha Gessen Culture Desk A Story of Mothering-in-Place During the Coronavirus Stuck on our family planet. We are so lucky. By Lauren Weinstein PAID POST Killing Floor | A collector’s edition from The Folio Society Killing Floor, the first-ever illustrated edition of Lee Child’s phenomenally popular Jack Reacher series, is out now exclusively from The Folio Society. This collector’s edition features artwork by Oliver Barrett and a new introduction by Malcolm Gladwell. Puzzles & Games Dept. Crossword A Summer Makeover for The New Yorker Crossword Introducing a third weekly puzzle—and three new constructors. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade and Nicholas Henriquez Crossword Today’s Crossword Writer of “Norwegian Wood” and “1Q84”: fourteen letters. By Natan Last Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Suggested Slogans for the Biden Campaign “Tired of New Things,” “Take One for the Team,” and other less-than-motivating taglines. By Ginny Hogan, Jason Adam Katzenstein, and Josh Freedman Daily Cartoon Monday, June 15th By Jason Adam Katzenstein 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.