Is Biden Really the Second Coming of F.D.R. and L.B.J.?

Plus: Randi Weingarten on opening schools safely; Sybille Bedford; and “Mank.” View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Biden’s Washington Is Biden Really the Second Coming of F.D.R. and L.B.J.? Proposing historic legislation is not transformative; passing it is. By Susan B. Glasser Q. & A. Randi Weingarten on Opening Schools Safely The head of the American Federation of Teachers discusses why she’s skeptical of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control. By Isaac Chotiner Politics and More Podcast In Minneapolis and Georgia, the Fight for Racial Justice Continues As Derek Chauvin stands trial for the killing of George Floyd, a controversial voting bill becomes law. From the Magazine Books Sybille Bedford and the Unruly Art of the Origin Story The writer kept returning to the events of her life, but she never pretended that her narrative cohered. By Madeleine Schwartz Culture and More Cultural Comment How “Mank” Distorts Orson Welles David Fincher’s film perpetuates the myth that the director had no role in writing “Citizen Kane.” By Alex Ross Tables for Two A Pasta Factory in Brooklyn The chef Amit Rabinovich has devised a dough that cooks as quickly as fresh pasta but has the sturdiness of dried, and is served—with sauces such as a luscious white ragù—nearly instantly. By Hannah Goldfield Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Servicing Your Boy Is your boy beginning to show signs of toxic masculinity? Unnecessary aggression? Then come on down to Lou’s Boy-Repair Shop! By Evan Waite Daily Shouts Some Tips on How to Multitask Research says that, in multitasking, we just switch between tasks and actually lose efficiency. But I say that they’re wrong. By Jessica Garcia Blitt’s Kvetchbook Matt Gaetz on the Conspiracy to Take Him Down So many deep staters to blame, so little time. By Barry Blitt Daily Cartoon Friday, April 2nd By Avi Steinberg 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.