Daily Comment: Opinion and Commentary on News of the DayDaily opinions, reflections, and commentary on the news, from The New Yorker.https://www.newyorker.com© Condé Nast 2024en-USMon, 20 May 2024 10:03:31 +0000- It’s a Climate Election Nowhttps://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/its-a-climate-election-now66424ab6dbbf5192b16ed520Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000Trump’s reported billion-dollar offer to fossil-fuel executives shows that this is the key year to save the planet.News / Daily CommentNews / Annals of a Warming Planet2024 Presidential Election, Donald Trump, Clean Energy, Climate Denial, Campaign FundsBill McKibbenCondé Nast
- Is Netanyahu Choosing a War of Attrition Over Biden’s Wider Plan?https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/is-netanyahu-choosing-a-war-of-attrition-over-bidens-wider-plan6639645d3ddc4b8bd69be1e7Tue, 14 May 2024 19:43:25 +0000As Israelis mark their independence, the Biden Administration pushes for a regional alliance.News / Daily CommentIsrael, Israelis, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces (I.D.F.), War, Joe BidenBernard AvishaiCondé Nast
- What’s Holding Up Trump’s Florida Case?https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/whats-holding-up-trumps-florida-case663969fc9363ff1f9c7c744dThu, 09 May 2024 19:50:14 +0000Judge Aileen Cannon has said, in effect, that the case has become too complicated to proceed sooner. Unfortunately, that may be true.News / Daily CommentDonald Trump, Classified Documents, Law, Mar-a-Lago, 2024 Presidential Election, PoliticsAmy Davidson SorkinCondé Nast
- Israel’s Politics of Protesthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/israels-politics-of-protest663ba39dfd99b32b2c45828aThu, 09 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000As demonstrations roil American campuses, the Israeli right is using them to its own ends.News / Daily CommentIsrael, Israelis, Hamas, Gaza, Student Protests, Palestine, PalestiniansRuth MargalitCondé Nast
- The Surprising Rise of Latin American Evangelical Missionarieshttps://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-surprising-rise-of-latin-american-evangelical-missionaries66158c2d11a61221f3ca740fTue, 30 Apr 2024 18:16:28 +0000A new book looks at a clandestine movement to proselytize in Muslim countries.News / Daily CommentLatin America, Evangelicals, Missionaries, Afghanistan, Muslims, ConversionsGraciela MochkofskyCondé Nast
- How Marjorie Taylor Greene Raises Money by Attacking Other Republicanshttps://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-marjorie-taylor-greene-raises-money-by-attacking-other-republicans662bceb972dd28bca8e73eb8Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000The congresswoman is demanding Speaker Mike Johnson’s ouster. Is it principle—or a fund-raising ploy?News / Daily CommentPolitics, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republicans, Republican Party, House of RepresentativesDavid D. KirkpatrickCondé Nast
- The Biden Administration’s Plan to Make American Homes More Efficienthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-biden-administrations-plan-to-make-american-homes-more-efficient66292249d482fd0310494f8dThu, 25 Apr 2024 21:04:40 +0000New building codes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development are the latest addition to a long list of Earth Week environmental wins for the White House.News / Daily CommentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development, Energy Efficiency, Affordable Housing, Clean EnergyBill McKibbenCondé Nast
- How Columbia’s Campus Was Torn Apart Over Gazahttps://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-columbias-campus-was-torn-apart-over-gaza662279da02e8108f882e0aafThu, 25 Apr 2024 18:23:16 +0000The university asked the N.Y.P.D. to arrest pro-Palestine student protesters. Was it a necessary step to protect Jewish students, or a dangerous encroachment on academic freedom?News / Daily CommentColumbia University, Student Protests, Israel, Israelis, Palestine, Palestinians, GazaAndrew MarantzCondé Nast
- The War Games of Israel and Iranhttps://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-war-games-of-israel-and-iran662281373f4c6ecf6ccfcfa6Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:17:26 +0000While Netanyahu and the Islamic Republic exchange ballistic “messages,” the question of Palestine demands the moral and strategic courage of actual statesmen.News / Daily CommentIsrael, Israelis, Iran, Air Strikes, International RelationsDavid RemnickCondé Nast
- Biden Is the Most Pro-Labor President Since F.D.R. Will It Matter in November?https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/biden-is-the-most-pro-labor-president-since-fdr-will-it-matter-in-november661d74323586f29bb2073f28Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:24:55 +0000The President is winning over union leaders, but not necessarily rank-and-file voters.News / Daily CommentJoe Biden, Labor Unions, Unions, 2024 Presidential ElectionEyal PressCondé Nast