This Week’s Issue: Killing Wolves to Own the Libs?

Plus: Rachel Aviv on a Rhodes Scholar accused of lying her way to the top; Sam Knight on Robert Eggers; an essay from David Sedaris; and more. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Idaho Killing Wolves to Own the Libs? The predators were reintroduced to the state in the nineties—and have been the object of political controversy ever since. An aggressive new law allows people to hunt or trap as many as they can. By Paige Williams Personal History Lucky-Go-Happy The America I saw while on tour in the fall of 2021 was weary and battle-scarred. Its sidewalks were cracked, its mailboxes bashed in. By David Sedaris Profiles Robert Eggers’s Historical Visions Go Mainstream “The Northman” may be the most accurate Viking movie ever made. It may also be the most ambitious. By Sam Knight A Reporter at Large How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student Mackenzie Fierceton was championed as a former foster youth who had overcome an abusive childhood and won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Then the University of Pennsylvania accused her of lying. By Rachel Aviv Books The British Empire Was Much Worse Than You Realize The world’s biggest colonial power prided itself on being a liberal democracy. Was this part of the problem? By Sunil Khilnani On Television The Comforts of “WeCrashed” and the Modern Grifter Series One might think of scam-trepreneur shows as the new crime procedurals: viewers know where the story starts, as well as where it ends. By Naomi Fry Comment What Is Putin Thinking? The national identity the Russian President has helped promulgate—illiberal, imperial, resentful of the West—has played an essential role in his brutal invasion of Ukraine. By David Remnick Fiction “The Ukraine” “She and I converged on a sullen love for our country.” By Artem Chapeye Sketchbook Instead of a Dog, We Got Puck A cartoonist adopts a pandemic pet—but who’s saving who? By Liana Finck Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs Tom Brady’s Time with the Family After forty-eight days of “Frozen,” Chuck E. Cheese, and playdates, it’s back to the gridiron for Tom Terrific. By John Kenney Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Drawings and drollery from this week’s magazine. More from The New Yorker News Desk Introducing The New Yorker’s New Daily Newsletter A new way to experience The New Yorker, every day. By Jessie Li and Ian Crouch Crossword You Can Now Play The New Yorker Crossword Every Weekday Tackle our grids all week long, including themed puzzles on Fridays. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade The New Yorker Live The Battle for Voting Rights and the 2022 Midterms The Reverend Dr. William Barber and Janai Nelson will join the New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb to discuss gerrymandering and Republican efforts to disenfranchise voters of color, on March 29th at 6 P.M. E.T. The New Yorker Live The War in Ukraine The staff writers Masha Gessen and Joshua Yaffa will discuss their reporting from Russia and Ukraine with David Remnick and answer audience questions in an extended Q. & A on March 31st at 5 P.M. E.T. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for This Week's Issue 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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.