Is This the End of the American Empire?

Plus: how the Biden Administration can support global vaccination efforts; picturing the humanity and dread of the infinite scroll; and the U.S. Open. View in browser | Update your preferences Wednesday, September 1, 2021 Daily Comment Is the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan the End of the American Empire? Only time will tell whether the old adage about Afghanistan’s being the graveyard of empires proves as true for the United States as it did for the Soviet Union. By Jon Lee Anderson Daily Comment The Anguish Over What America Left Behind—and Afghanistan’s Future In an impassioned address, Biden vowed that he was not going to extend the forever war or the “forever exit.” By Robin Wright Q. & A. Has the Biden Administration Failed on Global Vaccines? Krishna Udayakumar, the founding director of Duke’s Global Health Innovation Center, describes what the U.S. needs to do now to support vaccination around the world. By Isaac Chotiner Photo Booth Picturing the Humanity and Dread of the Infinite Scroll Tabitha Soren’s “Surface Tension” defamiliarizes the touch screen, where our warm animal bodies collide with the machine’s cold and infinite knowledge of the world. By Jia Tolentino Culture and More The New Yorker Documentary When Fun Is the Family Business “Prince of Luna Park” explores a father-son relationship against the backdrop of New York’s legendary Coney Island amusement park. Film by Daniel Lombroso Text by Mengfei Chen Listening Booth Two Artists’ Visions of Motherhood While Halsey’s album dramatizes the horrors of being a mother, another new record, Cleo Sol’s “Mother,” takes a more subdued approach. By Sheldon Pearce Popular Chronicles The Homesick Restaurant Run by Cuban Refugees From 1996: What’s the difference between the Centro Vasco in Havana and the one in Miami? Thirty-three years of dreaming. By Susan Orlean The Sporting Scene The U.S. Open Is Open Once Again For a fan, the day sessions of tennis’s Grand Slams are like nothing else, even—or especially—now. By Gerald Marzorati Humor and Games Name Drop Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Crossword Today’s Puzzle Symbols for Charlotte and Emily Brontë: nine letters. By Natan Last Daily Shouts I Have Been Watching This Man’s Laptop for Thirty Years When the café turned into a poke bar, I knew that I was in it for the long haul. By Eli Burnstein Daily Cartoon Wednesday, September 1st By Brooke Bourgeois 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.