The Persistent Fantasy of a Trump Knockout Punch

Plus: Evan Osnos on a hundred years of China’s Communist Party; and a review of Steven Soderbergh’s new crime drama. View in browser | Update your preferences Friday, July 2, 2021 Letter from Biden’s Washington The Persistent Fantasy of a Trump Knockout Punch Will the New York case against the Trump Organization—finally—be his accountability moment? By Susan B. Glasser Daily Comment After a Hundred Years, What Has China’s Communist Party Learned? Beijing reverts to a belief that paranoia and suspicion are the best policies. By Evan Osnos Q. & A. Jalen Rose on the N.B.A. Playoffs The sports commentator and former pro basketball player discusses a difficult season and the state of the game. By Isaac Chotiner Culture and More The Front Row Steven Soderbergh’s New Crime Drama Is a Brisk Nostalgia Trip The film, set in 1954 Detroit, involves corporate espionage and racial politics, but does so superficially. By Richard Brody Books Briefly Noted “Everybody,” “Geniuses at War,” “Filthy Animals,” and “The Great Mistake.” Dept. of Exploring An Expedition to New York Harbor’s Secret, Transient Island Explorers drop anchor at a tiny speck of land near the Statue of Liberty. By Robert Sullivan From the Archive A Reporter at Large How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously On this World U.F.O. Day, revisit our recent piece on the history of the American government’s interest in U.F.O.s and how the disclosure of a secret Pentagon program unleashed a renewed interest among lawmakers in studying the phenomena. By Gideon Lewis-Kraus Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts “The Conjuring 4: Critical Race Theory,” Reviewed The movie is peak American horror—taking on the terrors we look away from the most. By Nina Sharma Daily Shouts Beyond Van Gogh: More Immersive Art Experiences Immersive Banksy, immersive Bob Ross, immersive Yayoi Kusama, and other delights for anyone brave enough to confront them. By Ward Sutton Daily Cartoon Friday, July 2nd By Jon Adams 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.