The Week the Trump Supporters Disappeared

Plus: the new COVID-19 variant sends Britain into a crisis; Madlib’s obsessive beat-making; and Bernie Sanders’s mittens. View in browser | Update your preferences The Political Scene The Week the Trump Supporters Disappeared In Washington, D.C., our leaders sealed themselves off from a rebel force that didn’t arrive. By Megan K. Stack Our Columnists The Awe and Anguish of Being an American Today For all the rousing joy of the political transition, our democracy remains deeply imperilled. By Robin Wright Our Columnists Trump May Be Gone, but Trumpism Isn’t Even to the disgraceful end of his Presidency, Trump managed to persuade other conservative opportunists that his brand of right-wing populism represents the future of the G.O.P. By John Cassidy Daily Comment Can Joe Biden Save American Catholicism from the Far Right? Biden is the kind of flexible, independent-minded Catholic whom many bishops have spent their careers taking to task—and many progressive Catholics see as akin to themselves. By Paul Elie Letter from the U.K. The New COVID-19 Variant Sends Britain Into a Crisis Scientists believe that the strain will cause death tolls to keep climbing. “Things are going to get really bad,” Dr. Kit Yates, a senior lecturer in mathematical biology, said. By Anna Russell Pop Music The Obsessive Beat-Making of Madlib The producer’s new album, “Sound Ancestors,” a collaboration with Four Tet, distills his eclectic, globe-trotting approach to sampling. By Hua Hsu Culture and More On and Off the Avenue Inauguration Day Fashion 2021 There was a collaborative choreography to the day’s aesthetic. And then there was Senator Bernie Sanders, an anti-fashion icon. By Rachel Syme Going Going Dept. Looking for Gold at a Department of Finance Vehicle Auction At an impound lot in Brooklyn, bidders know that the car they nab for a song won’t come with a key. But will it have an engine? By Adam Iscoe Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Fran Lebowitz’s One-Star Amazon Reviews Instead of “Welcome,” the doormat should say, “O.K. Fine. You’re here. I’m here. Let’s get this over with.” By Mike DiCenzo Daily Cartoon Friday, January 22nd By Harry Bliss 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.