The American Hostage Abandoned in Afghanistan

Plus: the collision of behavior genetics and politics; hurricanes in the Northeast; and Spike Lee’s documentary about 9/11 and other crises. View in browser | Update your preferences Tuesday, September 7, 2021 News Desk The American Hostage Trump and Biden Abandoned in Afghanistan One Administration agreed to and the other completed a full withdrawal of U.S. troops without securing the release of a Navy veteran held captive by the Taliban. By Michael Ames Profiles Can Progressives Be Convinced That Genetics Matters? The behavior geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden is waging a two-front campaign: on her left are those who assume that genes are irrelevant, on her right those who insist that they’re everything. By Gideon Lewis-Kraus Daily Comment In the Northeast, Hurricanes Now Look Very Different That I could have ever found such a visitation of chaos invigorating is amazing to me. By Ian Frazier Twenty Years Since 9/11 On Television The Messy Introspection of Spike Lee’s “N.Y.C. Epicenters” The original cut of the HBO documentary, which featured debunked 9/11 conspiracy theories, would have been a career-defining offense. And yet it may have inadvertently captured our collective psyche. By Doreen St. Félix A Reporter at Large The Courageous Life and Death of Rick Rescorla, a 9/11 Hero From 2002: A love story. By James B. Stewart A Reporter at Large The Mastermind From 2010: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the making of 9/11. By Terry McDermott Humor and Games Name Drop Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts Some Feedback on My Kidnapper’s Ransom Note Don’t bury the lede—or me, ha ha! By Broti Gupta Daily Cartoon Tuesday, September 7th By Brendan Loper 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.