The Shocking, Inevitable Assault on America’s Democracy

Trump’s reckoning and the crisis of the Republican Party. Plus: “A Confederacy of Dunces,” and a poem by Jorie Graham. View in browser | Update your preferences Dispatch Mob Rule in the Capitol Five years after the Trump era began, a physical assault on America’s basic symbols of democracy feels both shocking and inevitable. By Evan Osnos Letter from Trump’s Washington Trump’s Reckoning—and America’s Only after a riot and an attempted coup has Congress finally ended the 2020 Presidential election. By Susan B. Glasser Daily Comment The Mob Is Gone, but the Crisis of the Republican Party Has Only Begun Even after an attack on Congress, there has been no great awakening on the part of the G.O.P. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Our Columnists The Capitol Invaders Enjoyed the Privilege of Not Being Taken Seriously An armed mob storming Congress seemed familiar enough to authorities to be dismissed as clowns. By Masha Gessen Culture and More On Television A Hot Mess Caught in a Caper in “The Flight Attendant” The HBO Max miniseries is like a clever pop song; the thrill is in its juxtaposition of a rowdy rhythm with a lyrical portrait of tragedy and grief. By Doreen St. Félix Second Read The Uneasy Afterlife of “A Confederacy of Dunces” The book has long been considered a classic. But, forty years after its publication, its virtues seem inextricable from its flaws. By Tom Bissell Atlanta Postcard Toppling the Statues, Virtually The Invisible Hate Web site lets users digitally tag about seven hundred symbols of white supremacy around the nation. How about “Shame on You” or “Tear It Down”? By Charles Bethea Poems “I Catch Sight of the Now” “Suddenly there is no more of what there / was.” By Jorie Graham Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Pre-Quarantine-Apartment Listing In contrast to newer developments, this unit features sturdy, hand-finished walls smothered in who-knows-how-many germs and a layer of lush carpeting that simply can’t be disinfected. By Sam Corbin Daily Cartoon Thursday, January 7th By David Ostow 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.