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View this email in your browser Wednesday July 22, 2020 Donald Trump Is Devouring His Country Stuff himself as he may with refried globs of culture war muck, the president has a hole in his gullet that he’ll never quite fill. By David Roth Advertising The Ultimate White FragilityWhite people in not-insignificant numbers maintain a persistent belief that they’re the ones suffering historic levels of racial discrimination. By Bruce Bartlett John Yoo’s Twisted Path to TrumpismThe conservative legal scholar’s first brush with a Republican presidency led to tragedy. His second encounter leans toward farce. By Matt Ford How to Make a Deadly Pandemic in Indian CountryFrom the 1918 Spanish flu to Covid-19, broken treaties have been the foundation of health crises among Native people. By Nick Martin Advertising Trump’s Polling Decline Is Tying the Conservative Media in Knots It’s getting harder and harder to explain away a bevy of bad numbers, but the president’s allies are valiantly spinning on. By Osita Nwanevu For Fossil Fuel Companies, Bankruptcy Is a BailoutDeclaring bankruptcy means executives pocket cash and workers lose livelihoods, while the public sector pays for environmental cleanup. By Kate Aronoff The Desolate Visions of Andy WarholBlake Gopnik’s biography shows an artist haunted by death, seeking refuge in consumerism. By Jeremy Lybarger Advertising Support Independent, Issue-Driven Journalism Donate Twitter Facebook Instagram Copyright © 2020 The New Republic, All rights reserved. Try one of our new newsletters by updating your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.