There Should Be No Doubt Why Trump Would Nominate Amy Coney Barrett

Plus: how the TikTok fiasco reflects the bankruptcy of Trump’s foreign policy, and why Trump’s campaign rallies are pointless. View in browser | Update your preferences Take our survey: We’d like to hear your thoughts on the Daily newsletter, and how we might do better. Take this short survey to help us learn more about you and your preferences. Daily Comment There Should Be No Doubt Why Trump Would Nominate Amy Coney Barrett The judge’s elevation would fulfill former Justice Lewis Powell’s plan to transform the Supreme Court into a forum friendly to business interests. By Jeffrey Toobin Our Columnists Choosing Amy Coney Barrett Is Part of a Larger Antidemocratic Project An unrepresentative Electoral College and Senate continue to exercise a baleful influence that politicians of bad will, such as President Trump and Mitch McConnell, can seize upon to further entrench the minority. By John Cassidy Daily Comment The TikTok Fiasco Reflects the Bankruptcy of Trump’s Foreign Policy A strong-arm effort to force a sale of the social platform’s U.S. operations has resulted in a windfall for Oracle but little discernible improvement in data security or protections against propaganda. By Evan Osnos Campaign Chronicles Donald Trump’s Campaign Rallies Are Pointless The President’s Supreme Court nomination, three upcoming debates against Joe Biden, and his continuing threats to disregard unfavorable election results are the topics that will dominate the public’s attention in the weeks ahead. By Eric Lach PAID POST Mario Puzo’s The Godfather | NEW from The Folio Society The first-ever illustrated edition of Mario Puzo’s genre-defining Mafia novel is now available exclusively from The Folio Society. This sensational collector’s edition features striking artwork by Robert Carter and a new introduction by Jonathan Freedland. Culture and More Fiction “Face Time” “He was clearly hallucinating, agitated, imagining he was a prisoner of war; that was what it must have felt like to him—the cruel isolation, the medicine, the lights, the strange machines all around.” By Lorrie Moore Video Dept. James E. Hinton’s Unseen Films Reframe the Black Power Movement The filmmaker and photographer’s work shows late-sixties Black activism to be a joyful, community-building project. By The New Yorker Cultural Comment The Radical History of Corporate Sensitivity Training The modern-day human-resources practice is rooted in avant-garde philosophy. By Beth Blum Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Come on Down to Bad Apples Farm We are situated in a part of New York where you’re, like, “Wow, this is a lot of white people,” and, “Was that a Confederate flag?” By Nikki Palumbo Crossword The Weekend Crossword Ford’s rival, in a 2019 film: seven letters. By Wyna Liu 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.