Donald Trump, President Winning-by-Losing, Is, in Fact, Losing

Susan Glasser writes about how the coronavirus pandemic has further revealed Donald Trump’s seeming inability to process negative information and his tendency to paint losses as wins, and about Mary Trump’s new book “Too Much and Never Enough.”

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The Supreme Court Teaches Trump the Limits of His Presidency

Amy Davidson Sorkin on the Supreme Court decisions in Trump v. Vance and Trump v. Mazars, in which the Justices ruled that the President’s financial records must be turned over to prosecutors and that the President can be subpoenaed.

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“The Old Guard,” Reviewed: Warriors Who Can Never Die, or Free Themselves from Genre Constraints

Richard Brody reviews “The Old Guard,” Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Netflix drama, starring Charlize Theron, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, and KiKi Layne, and based on a comic-book series by Greg Rucka and and Leandro Fernández.

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Why Andrés Manuel López Obrador Went to Dinner with Donald Trump

Jon Lee Anderson on why the Mexican President, Andres Manuel López Obrador, visited the White House to celebrate the U.S.M.C.A. and have dinner with Donald Trump, in the midst of the U.S. Presidential campaign.

3h

A Good Week for the Climate Movement

Bill McKibben and Dorothy Wickenden discuss the Supreme Court’s decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, Joe Biden’s task force on climate change, and other potentially hopeful news for environmentalists.

4h

Trump’s Impeachment Revenge: Alexander Vindman Is Bullied Into Retiring

Robin Wright on the retirement of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a Russia expert at the Pentagon whose career prospects darkened after his testimony during the impeachment hearings against Donald Trump.

5h

Dana Canedy on the Responsibilities of Book Publishers

Isaac Chotiner interviews Dana Canedy, the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes and soon-to-be publisher of Simon & Schuster, about the types of diversity she hopes to foster in her new role and the ethics of publishing President Donald Trump.

6h

A Visitor to Ireland Finds Ballet in the Ancient Sport of Hurling

Brian Dillon writes about “People of the Mud,” a new book by the Dominican-American photographer Luis Alberto Rodriguez focussed on the Irish sport of hurling.

7h

Places to Sing Your Heart Out That Aren’t Your Shower

Kaitlin Chan humorously suggests alternative venues where habitual shower singers can do at-home solo karaoke.

8h

Americans Overwhelmingly Favor Sending Trump Back to School in Fall

Andy Borowitz jokes that Americans want Donald Trump to return to school so that he can be better educated on issues such as coronavirus prevention and public safety.

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