The Dangerous Possibilities of Trump’s Pardon Power

Plus: the climate debt the U.S. owes the world, Paul Giamatti, and a cheery story by Roz Chast. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists The Dangerous Possibilities of Trump’s Pardon Power Trump has used pardons to reward loyalty and tweak perceived enemies. In the last weeks of his Presidency, he may use them to protect his associates—and himself. By Jeannie Suk Gersen Our Columnists Donald Trump’s Latest Grift May Be His Most Cynical Yet In fund-raising appeals to supporters, the Trump campaign is asking for donations to continue challenging the election results. But the bulk of the money appears to be going elsewhere. By John Cassidy Annals of a Warming Planet The Climate Debt the U.S. Owes the World We can’t meet our moral and practical burdens simply by reducing our own carbon emissions; we also need to make amends. By Bill McKibben PAID POST A revelatory new biography from the Bancroft Prize–winning historian “David S. Reynolds’s Lincoln is very much an Honest Abe . . . he is an updated Abe, fully woke and finely radical. . . . Even readers long marinated in the Lincoln literature will find revelation.”—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker Culture and More Culture Desk Paul Giamatti Prefers to Read Melville The actor recorded “Bartleby, the Scrivener” on his smartphone during the pandemic. By Paul Elie Dept. of Values COVID Goes to College An economics professor, comparing lives saved with the cost of the shutdown, asked students, How much is a life worth? One answered twenty-four thousand dollars. By Carrie Battan The Front Row The Warmth and Wisdom of Four Elders of Sudanese Cinema The documentary “Talking About Trees” follows four filmmakers whose poetic insight illuminates the personal experience of political horrors. By Richard Brody Comic Strip “A Cheery Story” After the Degenerate Era comes the Black Hole Era, which lasts until the black holes themselves start to die. Which they do. By Roz Chast Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Why Your Dog Needs to Be Leashed During Walks (But Mine Does Not) My dog answers to a higher power and cannot be governed by the restrictions of mortals and ninnies. By Danielle Kraese Daily Cartoon Thursday, December 3rd By Benjamin Schwartz 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.