Can Our Ballots Be Both Secret and Secure?

Plus: the emotional evolution of COVID-19 doctors; a theme park of Trump’s dreams; and debunking anti-abortion arguments. View in browser | Update your preferences The Future of Democracy Can Our Ballots Be Both Secret and Secure? A mathematician’s quest to make American elections more trustworthy. By Sue Halpern Medical Dispatch The Emotional Evolution of COVID-19 Doctors and Patients For many, initial concerns about equipment and recovery have been replaced with the recognition that the fight is not a momentary disruption but a new way of life. By Dhruv Khullar Our Columnists A Theme Park of Donald Trump’s Dreams The President’s proposed “National Garden” is one of settler-colonialist history. By Masha Gessen Under Review The Study That Debunks Most Anti-Abortion Arguments For five years, a team of researchers asked women about their experience after having—or not having—an abortion. What do their answers tell us? By Margaret Talbot PAID POST “A kaleidoscope of wit, humor, sorrow and deeply felt thinking.” —OCEAN VUONG The word is out: Shayla Lawson is “the real deal…whip-smart, singular, and endlessly fascinating” (Phoebe Robinson, author of You Can’t Touch My Hair); THIS IS MAJOR is “honest and authentic…a careful yet carefree collection” (Tressie McMillan Cottom, National Book Award-nominated author of Thick). READ IT NOW Culture and More Daily Comment Back to Church—but Not, Let’s Hope, Back to Normal One way to think about this pause in our lives is as a rare—likely a once-in-a-lifetime—opportunity for a reset. By Bill McKibben Culture Desk Steven Prince, an Early Scorsese Star, “Was the Guy with the Gun” The subject of the newly reissued documentary “American Boy” is alive and well and still full of stories. By Alex Pappademas Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts When This Is Over When this is over and I can see my friends again, I’ll never say no to a night out. By Lizzie Logan Daily Cartoon Tuesday, July 7th By Patrick McKelvie Daily Cartoon Bonus Cartoon: Second Wave By John Cuneo 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.