In profiling Hillary Clinton, David Remnick considers the many factors that contributed to her surprising loss in the 2016 election — including the press.
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Hillary Clinton Looks Back in Anger
David Remnick’s ranging profile of Hillary Clinton, who has borne many titles: First Lady, Senator, Secretary of State, Democratic Presidential candidate — the first woman to win a major party’s nomination — and author. Remnick interviews Clinton — and other players, both off-the-record and on — on the occasion of the publication of What Happened, […]
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How Do You Make a TV Show Set in the West Bank?
What the thriller “Fauda” reveals about what Israelis will watch—and what they won’t.
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No, I Will Not Debate You
Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.
Posted inCurrent Events, Quotes
Meditations in an Emergency
In this oral history of the 2016 election, the media loses the narrative thread it had been creating for decades.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Reading List
The 2017 James Beard Award Winners: A Reading List
Congrats to all the winners of the 2017 James Beard awards.
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Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency
David Remnick follows President Obama in the days leading up to, and after, a shocking presidential election.
Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List
More Than a Riot Going On: A ‘Detroit’-Inspired Reading List
The failures of Kathryn Bigelow’s film undercut the fullness, complexity, and beauty of Detroit.
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