The New Yorker's John Cassidy offers commentary on and analysis of politics, economics, and more.https://www.newyorker.com© Condé Nast 2024en-USMon, 20 May 2024 11:31:24 +0000https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/what-myeshia-johnson-revealed-about-donald-trump59ef5517be48ed02d5140b90Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:01:29 +0000John Cassidy on how President Trump’s dispute over a condolence call to a serviceman’s widow reveals the President’s capacity for vanity and self-centeredness.News / John CassidyDonald Trump, Myeshia Johnson, Gold Star Families, Racism, Frederica WilsonJohn CassidyCondé Nasthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/a-white-house-fairy-tale-about-the-trump-tax-plan59ea1953af5ee84376f97333Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:36:02 +0000John Cassidy on the Trump tax plan and the problems with the claims the White House has made about it.News / John CassidyTax Cuts, Donald TrumpJohn CassidyCondé Nasthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/waiting-for-the-trump-slump-in-the-stock-market59e7d8ce34ab9a14429f482bThu, 19 Oct 2017 01:30:00 +0000John Cassidy writes about the bullish stock market under Donald Trump so far, and how past precedent indicates that a "Trump Slump” could be on the way.News / John CassidyStock Market, Donald Trump, Crash, Bull MarketJohn CassidyCondé Nasthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/how-far-will-john-mccain-go-against-president-trump59e67bb4dee5272816593740Tue, 17 Oct 2017 23:21:11 +0000John Cassidy writes about Senator John McCain’s 2017 Liberty Medal ceremony speech, where he took a stab at the President and his politics without having to name him.News / John CassidyJohn McCain, Donald Trump, Republican PartyJohn CassidyCondé Nasthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/grading-donald-trumps-first-nine-months-in-office59e531f1446d552125bd86feMon, 16 Oct 2017 23:24:29 +0000John Cassidy examines Donald Trump’s first nine months in the White House, considering his foreign policy, antagonism toward the press, treatment of minorities, and other topics.News / John CassidyDonald Trump, Foreign Policy, Climate ChangeJohn CassidyCondé Nasthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/why-trumps-latest-health-care-move-is-a-spiteful-act-of-vandalism59e147046922997d6d1d4befFri, 13 Oct 2017 23:58:05 +0000John Cassidy on why President Trump’s decision to end Obamacare’s cost-sharing reduction payments amounts to one of his lowest points yet.News / John CassidyDonald Trump, Health Care, Obamacare, Affordable Care ActJohn CassidyCondé Nasthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/the-making-of-richard-thalers-economics-nobel59dc3cc8a5ec78238862e472Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:01:36 +0000John Cassidy writes about the economist Richard Thaler winning the 2017 Nobel Prize.News / John CassidyRichard Thaler, Nobel Prize, Economics, Daniel KahnemanJohn CassidyCondé Nasthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/why-the-nra-is-finally-on-the-defensive59d79555831b5d0523229f08Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:26:26 +0000John Cassidy on how the National Rifle Association is responding to renewed calls for gun-control legislation in the wake of the attack in Las Vegas.News / John CassidyNational Rifle Association (N.R.A.), Gun Control, Gun Violence, Congress, Donald TrumpJohn CassidyCondé Nasthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/what-was-behind-rex-tillersons-pro-trump-news-conference59d5677d467ec334f6b12765Wed, 04 Oct 2017 23:48:40 +0000John Cassidy on the press conference given by Rex Tillerson, in which the Secretary of State did not address an NBC News report that he had called President Trump a moron.News / John CassidyRex Tillerson, Donald Trump, North KoreaJohn CassidyCondé Nasthttps://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/after-the-las-vegas-shooting-jimmy-kimmel-names-names59d3ef496c18b26638d7ea80Tue, 03 Oct 2017 21:17:29 +0000John Cassidy writes about the late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel’s striking monologue on his show on Monday, in which he spoke about gun violence, politicians, and the N.R.A.News / John CassidyJimmy Kimmel, Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Republicans, National Rifle Association (N.R.A.)John CassidyCondé Nast