Biden and the Democrats Need to Make Hard Spending Choices

Plus: Fatty Arbuckle and the birth of the celebrity scandal; the fight to rein in delivery apps; and Billie Eilish at the New Yorker Festival. View in browser | Update your preferences Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Our Columnists Biden and the Democrats Need to Make Hard Spending Choices Historic reforms are possible if the Party can agree on its priorities. By John Cassidy American Chronicles Fatty Arbuckle and the Birth of the Celebrity Scandal A murder charge, a media frenzy, a banishment, and accusations of sexual abuse in Hollywood. What can the Arbuckle affair, now a hundred years old, teach us today? By Michael Schulman Q. & A. The Fight to Rein in Delivery Apps The antitrust researcher Moe Tkacik discusses New York’s new laws and the future of DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats. By Helen Rosner Overdue Memorial Searching for the Descendants of Racial Terrorism In 1898, white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, staged a coup and murdered dozens of Black residents. Now a team of volunteers is trying to track down every living relative of the victims. By Lauren Collins The New Yorker Festival The New Yorker Festival Preview: Billie Eilish The teen pop phenomenon will perform and discuss her music in a showcase that viewers can stream from anywhere. By The New Yorker Culture and More Culture Desk The Road to Tyranny, a Graphic Narrative An artist illustrates Timothy Snyder’s treatise on combatting autocracy. By Françoise Mouly and Genevieve Bormes On Television A Conflicted Portrait of Linda Tripp in “Impeachment” The latest installment of “American Crime Story” wants to complicate the villainization of the civil servant who betrayed Monica Lewinsky, by putting her treachery in wider context. By Doreen St. Félix Humor and Games Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts A Half-True List of All the Things I Got Done While Instagram Was Down Took out the trash, freed Britney, and other accomplishments. By Skyler Higley Daily Shouts Explaining My Daily Screen-Time Average to the Spirit of My Great-Great-Grandmother What exactly am I staring at for five hours and twenty-one minutes each day? By Zoe Pearl Daily Cartoon Tuesday, October 5th By Ivan Ehlers 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.