Jane Mayer on How Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question

Plus: Barack Obama and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the best shows of 2020, and Marxist children’s literature. View in browser | Update your preferences News Desk Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats Older lawmakers’ foibles and infirmities are coming under new scrutiny, violating an unspoken culture of complicity and coverup. By Jane Mayer Our Columnists The Distinct Paths of Barack Obama and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez In elevating Ocasio-Cortez and gently criticizing her ideas, Obama has opened up a new conversation in the Democratic Party. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Q. & A. The Next Stage of the Ideological Struggle Between the U.S. and China The journalist John Pomfret describes how Joe Biden’s approach to China may differ from that of the Trump Administration. By Isaac Chotiner Postscript An Old Friend Remembers David Dinkins The special assistant to New York City’s first Black mayor recalls his old boss, who died in November. By Tom Robbins 2020 in Review The Best TV Shows of 2020 I found myself watching all species of television this year, including what I typically neglect (Taiwanese baseball, for instance), because what else was there to do? By Doreen St. Félix Culture and More Books The Italian Genius Who Mixed Marxism and Children’s Literature Gianni Rodari, who has been almost unknown in English, united a fantastical imagination with an interest in education. By Joan Acocella Page-Turner The Man Who Saw Through Himself How Michel Leiris changed autobiography. By Sasha Frere-Jones Pop Music The Raw Sounds of Rico Nasty The artist is part of a growing field of young women rappers who seem a little louder, a little freakier, and a little rougher around the edges each week. By Carrie Battan Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts “Emily in Paris” Season 2, Directed by David Lynch Emily finally escapes the alternate dimension and returns to Paris, only to discover that her previous actions have catastrophically altered reality. By Jiji Lee Daily Cartoon Thursday, December 10th By Madeline Horwath and Ellis Rosen 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.