How Texas Republicans Politicized the Pandemic

Plus: Steven Mnuchin; Anthony Fauci; and a poem by Saeed Jones. View in browser | Update your preferences The Political Scene The High-Finance Mogul in Charge of Our Economic Recovery How Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin became one of the most consequential policymakers in the world. By Sheelah Kolhatkar News Desk Texas Republicans Politicize the Pandemic The machismo inherent in taking risks during a pandemic is particularly potent in Texas, where the state G.O.P. lauds “self-respect and self-reliance.” By Lauren Hilgers Our Columnists Anthony Fauci Is a Better Economist Than Trump or Kushner By emphasizing the need to stop the renewed spread of the virus, Fauci is dispensing advice that jibes with what experts are saying is necessary for economic recovery. By John Cassidy Campaign Chronicles Democrats Are Optimistic in Arizona If Republicans are headed toward a reckoning in November, Arizona offers warning signals for their beleaguered party. By Peter Slevin Dept. of Policing A Cop Flipped Him the Bird; He Joined the Police Academy Keiyon Ramsey’s grandmother told him that Black families should never call the police; now he’s a deputy inspector in the N.Y.P.D., intent on enacting change from within. By Ian Frazier PAID POST Journalist Diane Cardwell left NYC to live and surf in Rockaway Beach Recently divorced and feeling disconnected from her fast-paced New York City life, Cardwell discovered the gritty surfing community in Rockaway was the perfect place to start over. ROCKAWAY is “a moving memoir about reshaping your own destiny.” (New York Post) Books The Argument of “Afropessimism” Frank B. Wilderson III sketches a map of the world in which Black people are everywhere integral but always excluded. By Vinson Cunningham Poetry Poems “A Stranger” “I wonder if my dead mother still thinks of me.” By Saeed Jones Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts I Am the Fireworks Man Hello, I am the man who’s been setting off fireworks right outside your window for the past two weeks! By Felipe Torres Medina Daily Cartoon Tuesday, July 14th By Teresa Burns Parkhurst 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.