A.I. and the Limits of Political Debate

Plus: the G.O.P.’s Matt Gaetz problem, an interview with Catherine Zeta-Jones, and a history of white supremacy. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Populism The Limits of Political Debate I.B.M. taught a machine to debate policy questions. What can it teach us about the limits of rhetorical persuasion? By Benjamin Wallace-Wells U.S. Journal The Long Trip Home After a young athlete died, there was no question that he would be buried in his home town. How his parents would transport the casket nearly nine thousand miles during a pandemic was less clear. By Meg Bernhard Comment The G.O.P.’s Matt Gaetz Problem It’s tempting to see the Gaetz affair as the last shudder of the era of Donald Trump, but the political culture that the two men represent won’t easily be swept away. By Amy Davidson Sorkin The Wayward Press A Ringside Seat at the Wedding From 1947: A. J. Liebling on the New York press’s coverage of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. By A. J. Liebling Double Take Sunday Reading: The Asian-American Experience From the magazine’s archive: pieces about being Asian-American and the ongoing wave of anti-Asian violence. By The New Yorker The New Yorker Interview Catherine Zeta-Jones Is Enjoying Herself The Oscar-winning Welsh actor on working hard and hoarding vintage clothes. By Rachel Syme Culture and More The Front Row Tracing a Vast History of White Supremacy “Exterminate All the Brutes,” Raoul Peck’s four-hour documentary on HBO Max, reveals the racist underpinnings of American mythology and European society. By Richard Brody Poems “Let Me” “Let me tell you, America, this one last thing.” By Camille T. Dungy Poems “Post-Fire Forest” “If this landscape / is dreaming, it must dream itself awake.” By Forrest Gander Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts I’m Not from the Past—I Sweareth! I’m so from now it’s not e’en funny. By Eli Burnstein Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 93 A literature-themed puzzle. By Monika Zook You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.