On The Writer’s Voice podcast, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads “Minimum Payment Due,” his story from the November 25, 2024, issue of The New Yorker.
For years, Democrats have sought to win elections by micro-targeting communities with detailed facts. What if the secret is big, sloppy notions seeded nationwide?Joe Biden’s strong record on jobs and Kamala Harris’s vow to reduce the cost of living couldn’t prevent the Democrats from succumbing to a global anti-incumbency wave.
Election 2024: Live Presidential Results Map | Donald Trump Defeats Kamala Harris, Republicans Take the SenateNo decision more clearly reveals Donald Trump’s disdain for his country’s armed forces than his selection of the TV host as his Secretary of Defense.Everyone who realizes with proper alarm that Trump’s reëlection is a deeply dangerous moment in American life must think hard about where we are.
Trump takes the tools of dictators and adapts them for the Internet. We should expect him to try to cling to power until death, and create a cult of January 6th martyrs.Many now believe that the U.S. could descend into political violence. Some are joining survivalist communities, canning food—and buying guns.
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