Joe Biden and the Possibility of a Remarkable Presidency

Plus: Masha Gessen on the ultimate “bullshit job”; Saidiya Hartman retells the history of Black life; and celebrating the syllabus. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment Joe Biden and the Possibility of a Remarkable Presidency A big victory might allow Biden, whose career has been marked by compromise and caution, to throw both to the wind. By Bill McKibben Our Columnists Biden Has Already Made His Closing Argument You can’t attribute Biden’s strong position going into the final debate solely to Trump—the former Vice-President and his political advisers have run a savvy campaign. By John Cassidy Letter from Silicon Valley Gig Work on the Ballot in California Uber and Lyft are spending unprecedented sums to keep their businesses unregulated and their workers at arm’s length. By Anna Wiener Our Columnists The Ultimate “Bullshit Job” The late anthropologist David Graeber had a name for how Senate Republicans approached Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings. By Masha Gessen Campaign Chronicles Can We Trust the Polls? Compared to 2016, there are so many unique variables this election season that it’s unlikely that polls will be able to reflect all of them. By Sue Halpern Life and Letters Life and Letters How Saidiya Hartman Retells the History of Black Life The scholar’s provocative writing illuminates stories that have long gone untold. By Alexis Okeowo Culture and More Cultural Comment A Celebration of the Syllabus Two scholars argue that the syllabus is an overlooked way to reimagine teaching. By Hua Hsu Crossword Today’s Crossword Caption for a proposal picture on social media: nine letters. By Erik Agard Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Complete Registry of Undecided Voters Bill has murdered four people. He has much more pressing things to worry about than an election. By Sarah Hutto Daily Cartoon Thursday, October 22nd By Jason Chatfield and Scott Dooley 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.