Should There Be a National Vaccination Mandate?

Plus: slow-walking the climate crisis; the invasion of baseball’s robot umpires; and how Charlie Watts animated the Rolling Stones. View in browser | Update your preferences Thursday, August 26, 2021 Our Columnists Should the Government Impose a National Vaccination Mandate? Despite claims to the contrary, there are many routes to legally requiring COVID inoculation. By Jeannie Suk Gersen Annals of a Warming Planet Slow-Walking the Climate Crisis “Greenwashing” is too kind a term; this is more like careful sabotage. By Bill McKibben The Sporting Scene Invasion of the Robot Umpires The minor leagues have been testing the Automated Ball-Strike System. But isn’t yelling and screaming about bad calls half the fun of baseball? By Zach Helfand Summer Flash Fiction Flash Fiction “Acorn” “The word was body. Was her own body a word?” By Danielle Dutton Culture and More Postscript The Elegant, Astounding Drumming of Charlie Watts He animated the Rolling Stones, pumped the band’s blood. By Amanda Petrusich Culture Desk What’s Revealed in “Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed” A new Netflix documentary explores the fraught legacy of the artist and his happy little trees. By Michael Schulman Double Take A Rare Discovery on the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of John Hersey’s “Hiroshima” The head librarian at John Hersey High School, in Illinois, uncovers a piece of journalism history. By Erin Overbey Musical Events The Most Vital Conductor of Beethoven Is Ninety-four Herbert Blomstedt’s readings deftly combine vigor and lyricism. By Alex Ross Humor and Games Name Drop Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts A Guide to Purchasing Your Very Own Los Angeles Bagel Think of procuring a bagel in L.A. like getting HAIM tickets! By Joanna Bradley Daily Shouts The Sounds of Aging A symphony of increasing decrepitude. By Ivan Ehlers Daily Cartoon Thursday, August 26th By Felipe Galindo 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.