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**The New Yorker Comment**

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

Latest Episodes:

It Was Never Thus Aug 27, 2018

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In "It Was Never Thus," Jill Lepore reports about measuring Presidents' misdeeds.

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Ten Years After Aug 20, 2018

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In "Ten Years After," George Packer reports on how the financial crisis of 2008 was years in the making and has had a lasting impact on American political life.

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The Digital Public Square Aug 13, 2018

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In "The Digital Public Square," Steve Coll reports on Alex Jones and social media neutrality.

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Get Out and Vote Jul 30, 2018

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In "Get Out and Vote," George Packer reports on how the midterm elections are the last obstacle to Trump’s consolidation of power—and the greatest obstacle to voting is the feeling that it doesn’t matter.

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Long, Hot Summers Jul 23, 2018

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In "Long, Hot Summers," Evan Osnos reports on how the G.O.P. is standing by as President Trump upends American security.

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Bad Trips Jul 16, 2018

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In "Bad Trips," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how, when President Trump brings up Russia, he seems to be speaking of something that is defined less by reality than by what he needs it to be.

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After Kennedy Jul 09, 2018

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In "After Kennedy," Jeffrey Toobin reports on how President Trump's Supreme Court pick could undo Kennedy's legacy.

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Family Values Jun 25, 2018

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In "Family Values," Margaret Talbot reports on how the policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border was the purest distillation yet of what it means to be governed by a President with no moral center.

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Going Rogue Jun 18, 2018

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In "Going Rogue," George Packer writes about in how, in half a week, between Quebec and Singapore, Trump showed that the liberal order is hateful to him, and that he wants out.

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Kim’s Chinese Lessons Jun 11, 2018

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In "Kim's Chinese Lessons," Evan Osnos writes about Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un's nuclear summit, and the bid for history.

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