Donald Trump’s Apocalypse Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Donald Trump’s Apocalypse Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Whatever happens in November, the forecast is more stormy weather ahead.
Oct 13, 2016 / John Feffer
Hot-Mic Tape Brings Late-Inning Defections Hot-Mic Tape Brings Late-Inning Defections
The tape set some Republican Endorsers to revising Their stand on Trump, as if it showed Them anything surprising. When boy to boy, The Donald brags Of women he’d “seduced,” Surpri…
Oct 13, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3411 Puzzle No. 3411
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Feathers going the other way (4) 3 Political cartoonist admitting pointer to Canada’s leader is not disseminated v…
Oct 13, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters From the October 31, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 31, 2016, Issue
Hello, goodbye… Bern on, Bern out… With or without her… Media malfeasance… Pragmatism trumps purity… Uberteachers …
Oct 13, 2016 / Our Readers
Populism’s Two Paths Populism’s Two Paths
Throughout the North Atlantic, insurgencies on the left and the right are challenging mainstream politics. The question is: Which popular movement—the left’s or the right’s—will pr...
Oct 13, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy
5 Novels About the Sordid Lives of High-Minded People 5 Novels About the Sordid Lives of High-Minded People
Zetigeist literature that prefigures the Brat Pack.
Oct 13, 2016 / Michelle Dean
Luke Cage Is Not for Hire Luke Cage Is Not for Hire
Netflix and Marvel revive the character who originated amid the post–civil rights turmoil.
Oct 12, 2016 / Loren A. Lynch
The Brat Pack Grows Up The Brat Pack Grows Up
Once the voice of youthful dissatisfaction, Jay McInerney, Tama Janowitz, and Bret Easton Ellis experience the growing pains of middle age.
Oct 12, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean
President Obama: In the Final Stretch President Obama: In the Final Stretch
Taking stock of the president’s last moments in office.
Oct 7, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
A Seat at Solange’s Table A Seat at Solange’s Table
A poem inspired by her new album.
Oct 7, 2016 / Morgan Parker