The New Yorker Comment

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

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20 episodes
Updated Sep 23, 2019

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Sep 23, 2019 · 10 min
A Climate Change?
In “A Climate Change?,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes about climate change and the new age of extinction.
Sep 16, 2019 · 10 min
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.
Sep 9, 2019 · 10 min
This Is a Test
In "This Is a Test," Jelani Cobb delves into the clashes over the New York City school system's reforms.
Sep 3, 2019 · 9 min
Another Race to Run
In "Another Race to Run," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the complexities of the Senate race.
Aug 27, 2019 · 11 min
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.
Aug 19, 2019 · 10 min
See Nothing
In "See Nothing," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on the failure to see what Jeffrey Epstein was doing.
Aug 12, 2019 · 11 min
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.
Jul 29, 2019 · 10 min
Lost in Translation
In "Lost in Translation," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Robert Muller's testimony.
Jul 22, 2019 · 11 min
No Going Back
In "No Going Back," Jelani Cobb writes about Trump's racist agenda.
Jul 15, 2019 · 10 min
The Health-Care Defense
In "The Health-Care Defense," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the battle for healthcare.
Jul 8, 2019 · 10 min
Margin Call
In "Margin Call," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Democratic Party's moving margins.
Jun 24, 2019 · 11 min
Belligerence
In "Belligerence," Robin Wright delves into Donald Trump's four Iran options.
Jun 17, 2019 · 10 min
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.
Jun 3, 2019 · 10 min
Continental Shift
In "Continental Shift," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the European elections.
May 28, 2019 · 10 min
No Mercy
In "No Mercy," Margaret Talbot writes about the fate of immigrant children at the border.
May 20, 2019 · 10 min
The Threat to Roe
In "The Threat to Roe," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the abortion fight and the pretense of precedent.
May 13, 2019 · 11 min
Last Chances
In "Last Chances," Elizabeth Kolbert reports on climate change and the new age of extinction.
May 6, 2019 · 10 min
No Rules
In "No Rules," Margaret Talbot writes about Trump, Barr, and the rule of law.
Apr 22, 2019 · 10 min
What Mueller Found
In "What Mueller Found," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about President Donald Trump's brush with accountability.
Apr 15, 2019 · 10 min
Partners in Division
In "Partners in Division," David Remnick writes about the Trump-Netanyahu alliance.