What Does Trump Get Out of Contesting Biden’s Win?

Plus: the future of the Latino vote, transformational Presidencies, and “The Crown.” View in browser | Update your preferences Comment What Does Trump Get Out of Contesting Biden’s Win? The election was not close, and the President’s claims of voter fraud are merely a distraction from his many recent failures. By Steve Coll Daily Comment Democracy Depends on Good Losers It is not a norm but a premise of Presidential elections to concede when you have lost. By Adam Gopnik Q. & A. There Is No One Way to Win the Latino Vote Joe Biden won Nevada and Arizona, but the Democratic Party must find a way to appeal to more Latino voters if it wants to win consistently in Sun Belt states. By Isaac Chotiner Double Take Sunday Reading: Transformational Presidents From The New Yorker’s archive: a selection of pieces about Presidential leadership and ambition. By The New Yorker PAID POST A Synthesizing Mind By Howard Gardner An authority on the human mind reflects on his intellectual development, his groundbreaking work, and different types of intelligences—including his own. Personal History The Bridge Dog I thought I could stave off the grief of losing one dog by getting another. By Sarah Miller Culture and More On Television Royal Competition in “The Crown” The show depicts not only how the Empire has crumbled but its descent into a kind of domestic crumminess. By Hilton Als Tables for Two Eleven Madison Park’s Foie-Gras-Stuffed Chicken to Go The chef Daniel Humm converted his kitchen into a commissary for a group that feeds New Yorkers in need—and converted fine dining into takeout for the one per cent. By Hannah Goldfield Poems “Spumante” “There’s thirst for music in this less than solid / state.” By Colin Channer Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Dear Pepper: Interruptions, Hostess Gifts, and Toilet Clogs There’s a fine line between being a good person and being an obsessively correct person. By Liana Finck Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 72 Poet from long ago: A.D. ten, roughly (5). By Patrick Berry 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.