New Yorker: Comment
A weekly reading of the magazine's "Comment" essay.
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Satire Lives
Listen to “Satire Lives,” Adam Gopnik’s Comment about the terrorist ...
Listen to “Satire Lives,” Adam Gopnik’s Comment about the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo.
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The Fire This Time
Listen to “The Fire This Time,” David Remnick’s Comment about ...
Listen to “The Fire This Time,” David Remnick’s Comment about the relationship between New York’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, and the N.Y.P.D.
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Southern Honeymoon
Listen to “Southern Honeymoon,” Amy Davidson’s Comment about whether same-sex ...
Listen to “Southern Honeymoon,” Amy Davidson’s Comment about whether same-sex marriage will conquer the Deep South.
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Torture and the Truth
Listen to “Torture and the Truth,” Jane Mayer’s Comment about ...
Listen to “Torture and the Truth,” Jane Mayer’s Comment about the Senate Select Intelligence Committee report on the C.I.A.’s interrogation-and-detention program, and whether it will lead to lasting reform.
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Safer Streets
Listen to “Safer Streets,” Amy Davidson’s Comment about why, when ...
Listen to “Safer Streets,” Amy Davidson’s Comment about why, when crime in New York peaked in 1990, the police are still treating so many people like criminals.
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Crimes and Commissions
Listen to “Crimes and Commissions,” Jelani Cobb’s Comment about how ...
Listen to “Crimes and Commissions,” Jelani Cobb’s Comment about how African-Americans are hemmed in between the dangers of crime and the perils of policing.
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Havel in Jerusalem
Listen to “Havel in Jerusalem,” David Remnick’s Comment about how ...
Listen to “Havel in Jerusalem,” David Remnick’s Comment about how the moral imagination that the Czech leader displayed is, globally, in short supply.
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The Harder Part
Listen to “The Harder Part,” George Packer’s Comment about how ...
Listen to “The Harder Part,” George Packer’s Comment about how the Republicans need to show that they can govern.
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Two More Years
Listen to “Two More Years,” Steve Coll’s Comment about President ...
Listen to “Two More Years,” Steve Coll’s Comment about President Obama’s agenda after the midterm elections.
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Midterm Anxieties
Listen to “Midterm Anxieties,” Margaret Talbot’s Comment on how to ...
Listen to “Midterm Anxieties,” Margaret Talbot’s Comment on how to scare people into voting for you.
