This Week’s Issue: The C.E.O. of Anti-Woke, Inc.—Molly Ringwald on Jean-Luc Godard—The Race to Develop the Quantum Computer

Plus: India’s rewilding efforts; a Supreme Court case that threatens democracy; and Cormac McCarthy peers into the abyss. View in browser | Update your preferences Profiles The C.E.O. of Anti-Woke, Inc. By mocking corporate virtue-signalling on climate change and racial justice, the biotech founder Vivek Ramaswamy is becoming a right-wing star. By Sheelah Kolhatkar This Week’s Cover Cover Story “Believe” The daughter of George Booth, the cover artist for this week’s issue, talks about humor, grieving, and her late father’s love of the holiday season. By Françoise Mouly Shop this cover and others from The New Yorker in the Condé Nast Store » Reporting and Commentary Personal History Shooting Shakespeare with Jean-Luc Godard The actress and writer recalls working with French cinema’s enfant terrible. By Molly Ringwald Annals of Technology The World-Changing Race to Develop the Quantum Computer Such a device could help address climate change and food scarcity, or break the Internet. Will the U.S. or China get there first? By Stephen Witt A Reporter at Large The Promise and the Politics of Rewilding India Ecologists are trying to undo environmental damage in rain forests, deserts, and cities. Can their efforts succeed even as Narendra Modi pushes for rapid development? By Dorothy Wickenden Comment A Supreme Court Case That Threatens the Mechanisms of Democracy At stake in Moore v. Harper is the question of how elections should be run—and who should resolve the inevitable disputes when they arise. By Andrew Marantz The Critics Books Cormac McCarthy Peers Into the Abyss The eighty-nine-year-old novelist has long dealt with apocalyptic themes. But a pair of novels about ill-starred mathematicians takes him down a different road. By James Wood The Theatre Teen-Age Religion, in “Your Own Personal Exegesis” A very funny, moving new play looks at the foibles of a Protestant youth group. Plus: Adrienne Kennedy’s Broadway début, with “Ohio State Murders.” By Vinson Cunningham On Television The American Dream Gets Stripped Bare in “Welcome to Chippendales” The Hulu series, starring Kumail Nanjiani and Murray Bartlett, traces the spectacular rise and sordid fall of a cheesy yet pivotal corner of the sexual revolution. By Inkoo Kang Fiction from the Issue Fiction “The Other Party” “Like our Labor Day block party, which featured beer pong and a spoon race, the cookie party made the world feel smaller and saner.” By Matthew Klam Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs Elon Musk and His Band of Free-Speech Tweeters AngryWhiteMan, FeministMom, and JustMeCuzImEnough all have plenty to say about blue check marks and Hunter Biden’s laptop. By Paul Rudnick Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Crossword A Challenging Puzzle Mythological figure with the raven helpers Huginn and Muninn: four letters. By Natan Last Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Books & Fiction Newsletter Book recommendations, fiction, poetry, and dispatches from the world of literature, twice a week. More from The New Yorker 2022 in Review The Most Memorable Theatre of 2022 The shows we couldn’t stop thinking about had a way with words. By Vinson Cunningham, Helen Shaw, and Alexandra Schwartz The New Yorker Interview James Acaster Doesn’t Need Your Sympathy The British comedian has turned his breakups and breakdowns into material. But his real subject is the nature of standup itself. By Sarah Chihaya Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for This Week's Issue from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.