How We Discovered Water on the Moon

Plus: an exclusive excerpt from President Obama’s memoir; Pope Francis’s support of same-sex civil unions; and Kendrick Lamar. View in browser | Update your preferences Elements How We Discovered Water on the Moon NASA’s interest in lunar water is not purely academic. By David W. Brown Annals of the Presidency Annals of the Presidency A President Looks Back on His Toughest Fight The story behind the Obama Administration’s most enduring—and most contested—legacy. By Barack Obama An Editor’s Note About Our Excerpt from President Obama’s Memoir This week, The New Yorker is publishing a long piece by Barack Obama about the ferocious battle over his most transformative piece of legislation. By David Remnick News and Culture Annals of Inquiry What Should Crisis Leadership Look Like? A study of disaster preparedness suggests that leaders should seek to inspire “swarm intelligence.” By Douglas Starr Our Columnists Trump Survived the Coronavirus, but He Can’t Escape It With just eight days to go until November 3rd, Trump has run into something he cannot evade: an alarming third wave of the pandemic. By John Cassidy Daily Comment Pope Francis’s Support of Same-Sex Civil Unions Isn’t Enough When it comes to sexuality, the Church’s account of the human person is as superannuated as trickle-down economics and coal-burning power plants. By Paul Elie Cultural Comment Kendrick Lamar and the Mantle of Black Genius A new book documents how Lamar became the kind of rapper who could make the paradigm-shifting album “To Pimp a Butterfly.” By Sheldon Pearce The Front Row Sofia Coppola’s Film About a Father’s Destructive Dazzle In “On the Rocks,” Coppola distills the wry delights of Bill Murray’s style of performance, wrestling with the sources of her own sensibility and taste. By Richard Brody Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword Animals that “yawn” as a sign of aggression: six letters. By Patrick Berry Daily Cartoon Monday, October 26th By Yasin Osman 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.