The Case for Dumping the Electoral College

Plus: Trump’s mobile app, Michael Cohen’s memoir, and an interview with the novelist and playwright Michael Frayn. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment The Case for Dumping the Electoral College Trump’s Presidency, and the risk that it will recur despite his persistent unpopularity, reflects a deeper malignancy in our Constitution that must be addressed. By Steve Coll Campaign Chronicles How Trump’s Mobile App Is Collecting Massive Amounts of Voter Data The app, developed by the ad broker and software company Phunware, gathers users’ data in an invasive way reminiscent of the methods of Cambridge Analytica. By Sue Halpern Culture Desk Michael Cohen’s Memoir of Jilted Love “Donald Trump’s seduction began the way it would continue for years, with flattery, proximity to celebrity and power, and my own out-of-control ambitions and desires,” Cohen writes in his new book, “Disloyal.” By Naomi Fry Cultural Comment Jessica Krug, the Black-Studies Professor Who Hid That She Is White Krug’s advisers, editors, and colleagues failed to recognize the gap between something thrown on and something lived in. That inattentiveness was her escape hatch. By Lauren Michele Jackson The New Yorker Interview Michael Frayn on the State of Britain and the Future of Theatre A conversation with the playwright and novelist about quarantine, comedy, and Chekhov. By Andrew Dickson Culture and More The Front Row “The Broken Hearts Gallery,” a Rom-Com Showcase for the Great Geraldine Viswanathan The film, directed by Natalie Krinsky, relies on a concept so high that it rarely touches the ground. By Richard Brody The Sporting Scene Naomi Osaka Adjusts, and Wins One of the Best U.S. Open Finals in Years With a change of tactics, Osaka came from behind to defeat Victoria Azarenka in a match that featured terrific hard-court baseline tennis. By Gerald Marzorati Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Repeat After Me “I can only be who I am, right now.” By Lawrence Lindell Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 62 Deny tales swirling about nineteen-seventies rock band (6,3). By Trip Payne 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.