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The New Yorker Comment

A weekly reading of the magazine’s “Comment” essay.

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  1. 96

    A Climate Change?

    In “A Climate Change?,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes about climate change and the new age of extinction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  2. 95

    Trust Me

    In "Trust Me," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how last week's debate was largely about how radical, or just how ambitious, the Party and its candidates are prepared to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  3. 94

    This Is a Test

    In "This Is a Test," Jelani Cobb delves into the clashes over the New York City school system's reforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  4. 93

    Another Race to Run

    In "Another Race to Run," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the complexities of the Senate race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  5. 92

    Hong Kong on the March

    In "Hong Kong on the March," Evan Osnos reports on how the mass demonstrations are in bold defiance of Chinese authority, but a crackdown could be incalculably costly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  6. 91

    See Nothing

    In "See Nothing," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on the failure to see what Jeffrey Epstein was doing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  7. 90

    Words and Wounds

    In "Words and Wounds," David Remnick writes about how President Trump is bearing out Toni Morrison's warnings about the violence of language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  8. 89

    Lost in Translation

    In "Lost in Translation," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Robert Muller's testimony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  9. 88

    No Going Back

    In "No Going Back," Jelani Cobb writes about Trump's racist agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  10. 87

    The Health-Care Defense

    In "The Health-Care Defense," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the battle for healthcare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  11. 86

    Margin Call

    In "Margin Call," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Democratic Party's moving margins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  12. 85

    Belligerence

    In "Belligerence," Robin Wright delves into Donald Trump's four Iran options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  13. 84

    The Don and Joe Show

    In "The Don and Joe Show," Amy Davidson Sorkin delves into what a Biden-Trump presidential race might look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  14. 83

    Continental Shift

    In "Continental Shift," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the European elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  15. 82

    No Mercy

    In "No Mercy," Margaret Talbot writes about the fate of immigrant children at the border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  16. 81

    The Threat to Roe

    In "The Threat to Roe," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the abortion fight and the pretense of precedent.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  17. 80

    Last Chances

    In "Last Chances," Elizabeth Kolbert reports on climate change and the new age of extinction.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  18. 79

    No Rules

    In "No Rules," Margaret Talbot writes about Trump, Barr, and the rule of law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  19. 78

    What Mueller Found

    In "What Mueller Found," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about President Donald Trump's brush with accountability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  20. 77

    Partners in Division

    In "Partners in Division," David Remnick writes about the Trump-Netanyahu alliance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  21. 76

    Barr Review

    In "Barr Review," Jeffrey Toobin writes about attorney general William Barr's choices.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  22. 75

    What's The Story

    In What's The Story, Steve Coll writes that the Attorney General’s summary reported no conspiracy, but serious newsrooms and journalists did the job they are supposed to do.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  23. 74

    It's Mueller Time

    The special counsel’s report is in, and other investigations are accelerating. And yet it is impossible to imagine the President changing his behavior, much less giving up his office. In "It's Mueller Time," David Remnick writes about what comes next, now that the report is finally out.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  24. 73

    Last Exit to Brexit

    The next two weeks will test how deeply a nation can immerse itself in self-delusion. In "Last Exit to Brexit," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the magical thinking around the upcoming deadline.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  25. 72

    The Pros and Cons of Impeaching Trump

    In "The Pros and Cons of Impeaching Trump," Adam Gopnik writes that real and reasonable arguments among congressional Democrats—and, indeed, among the public—range from the practical to the procedural. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  26. 71

    Reality Shows

    In "Reality Shows," Evan Osnos writes about Trump, Kim, Cohen, and the limits of the President's power.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  27. 70

    May Days

    In "May Days," Jeffrey Toobin writes about Andrew McCabe count down to the Mueller report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  28. 69

    House Cleaning

    In "House Cleaning," Jelani Cobb writes about how the House is taking on Amerca's voting-rights problem.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  29. 68

    Not Working

    In “Not Working,” Margaret Talbot writes about President Trump’s state of disunion.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  30. 67

    Guns and the City

    In "Guns and the City," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on whether the Supreme Court will use a New York City regulation to strike down gun laws.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  31. 66

    Making the Case

    In "Making The Case," Jeffrey Toobin writes about William Barr and Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  32. 65

    On the Border

    In "On the Border," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Republican's test at the border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  33. 64

    Democrats in the House

    In "Democrats in the House," Margaret Talbot writes about the house Democrats best path forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  34. 63

    Unforeseen

    In "Unforeseen," Jill Lepore writes about predicting the future.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  35. 62

    Run, Republicans, Run

    In "Run, Republicans, Run," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how the G.O.P has a chance to redeem itself, by launching a primary challenge to the President.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  36. 61

    Coal for Christmas

    In "Coal for Christmas," Elizabeth Kolbert reports on climate change diplomacy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  37. 60

    Political Borders

    In “Political Borders,” Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on the border crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  38. 59

    The City of Dreams

    In "The City of Dreams," the editors delve into the city that shaped The New Yorker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  39. 58

    Winning Votes

    In "Winning Votes," Jeffrey Toobin delves into the voting rights fight.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  40. 57

    Party of One

    In "Party of One," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the midterm elections, and their aftermath.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  41. 56

    This America

    In "This America," Jill Lepore reports on how the bloody-mindedness of broken men can be countered only by principle and fortitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  42. 55

    The Stakes

    In "The Stakes," David Remnick reports on how the midterm elections are a referendum on Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  43. 54

    Not Every Vote Counts

    The suppression of minority votes is the homegrown corollary of the Administration’s xenophobic rhetoric—an attempt to place a white thumb on the demographic scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  44. 53

    Global Warning

    In "Global Warning," Elizabeth Kolbert asks what is Donald Trump’s response to the U.N.’s dire climate report? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  45. 52

    Bystanders to History

    In "Bystanders to History," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Brett Kavanaugh and the G.O.P.'s bargain with Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  46. 51

    On The Attack

    In "On The Attack," Margaret Talbot writes about how Christine Blasey Ford's experience was just as bad as Anita Hill's - maybe worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  47. 50

    The Next Confirmation

    In "The Next Confirmation," Amy Davidson Sorkin asks, do the Democrats have a post-Kavanaugh, post-midterm game plan? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  48. 49

    Scary Stuff

    In "Scary Stuff," George Packer writes about the scariest parts of "Fear." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  49. 48

    The Week that Was

    In "The Week that Was," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the deceptive contrast between Trump and Cavanaugh.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  50. 47

    Fire Alarm

    In "Fire Alarm," Elizabeth Kolbert writes about the new normal of wildfires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A weekly reading of the magazine’s “Comment” essay.

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