| |  Dispatch Trump Receives a Warm Embrace in Frigid IowaBefore the caucuses, snow had kept the former President away from his enthusiastic crowds. On Saturday, he finally arrived in Des Moines. By Antonia Hitchens | | | | | Iowa Caucuses Preview | The Political Scene How Trump Captured Iowa’s Religious RightThe state’s evangelical voters were once skeptical of the former President. Now they are among his strongest supporters. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells | | The Political Scene The Last Gasp of the Iowa KingmakersA group of local influencers, who have held sway in past caucuses, recently gathered to try to derail Donald Trump’s candidacy. Will their effort make any difference? By Robert Samuels | | | | | Editor’s Pick |  Annals of Inquiry How Much of the World Is It Possible to Model?Mathematical models power our civilization—but they have limits. By Dan Rockmore | | | | | | | Culture Dept. | The Theatre An Uneven “Prayer for the French Republic” Comes to BroadwayThe playwright Joshua Harmon broaches profound questions of Jewish identity in his drama, but a bigger stage and a changed moment reveal its flaws. By Helen Shaw | | Books Trials of the Witchy WomenAcross seven centuries, women have been accused of witchcraft—but what that means often differs wildly, revealing the anxieties of each particular society. By Rivka Galchen | | Ink A D.I.Y. Fanzine, Fifty Years OnWhen Ira Robbins was publishing Trouser Press, he got mail from Pete Townshend and Joan Jett (who told him to get lost). Now he’s publishing a compilation. By Nick Paumgarten | | | | | From the Archive |  Letter from Selma The Selma March From 1965: On the trail to Montgomery. By Renata Adler |  Letter from Jackson The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi From 1964: An encounter with Martin Luther King, Jr., during a summer of pressure. By Calvin Trillin | |  Comment Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., Fifty Years After His Death From 2018: This anniversary of his assassination falls amid the largest anti-gun-violence mobilization that we have seen since he departed. By Jelani Cobb |  Personal History My Life in the Aftermath of Martin Luther King’s Assassination From 2023: After my friend was killed, I considered taking up arms. But his legacy called me back to a different way of living. By Clarence B. Jones and Stuart Connelly | | | | | Fun & Games Dept. | Crossword A Challenging PuzzlePainter of the Rouen Cathedral: five letters. By Wyna Liu | | Shouts & Murmurs The Ant and the Grasshopper: A Millennial FableThe ant studied for the GRE, and she still drained her 401(k). The moth lost everything to crypto. Was the grasshopper the smart one? By Simon Rich | | Daily Cartoon Monday, January 15th By Mick Stevens | | | | |  | Name Drop: Can you guess the identity of a notable person—contemporary or historical—in six clues? Play our trivia game » | | | | | | | |
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