4 GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
13 THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Amy Davidson Sorkin on the impeachment trial;
the “Oscar” time forgot; Trumpists at the racetrack;
Caro in Chinese; the eye-opening art of the Residents.LIFE AND LETTERS
Alexandra Schwartz 18 Look Again
The unsparing eye of Vivian Gornick.SHOUTS & MURMURS
Ian Frazier 23 Etymology of Some Common TyposDEPT. OF FINANCE
John Cassidy 24 Steady State
Challenging the wisdom of economic growth.
A REPORTER AT LARGE
Paige Williams 28 A Deadly Mistake
Should an overdose be prosecuted as a homicide?
ANNALS OF COVERT ACTION
Adam Entous and 40 Last Man Standing
Evan Osnos The rise of “targeted killing” as foreign policy.SKETCHBOOK
Edward Steed 52 “A Nation Divided”FICTION
Anthony Veasna So 54 “Three Women of Chuck’s Donuts”THE CRITICS
ON STAGE
Hilton Als 63 The shaky comeback of Louis C.K.BOOKS
65 Briefly Noted
Adam Gopnik 66 The Republican reformers flanking Lincoln.
MUSICAL EVENTS
Alex Ross 70 Manfred Honeck reinvigorates the repertoire.
THE THEATRE
Vinson Cunningham 72 “Medea,” “Mac Beth.”POEMS
Annelyse Gelman 33 “Boy”
Wyn Cooper 58 “I Trust the Wind and Don’t Know Why”
COVER
Malika Favre “Behind the Lens”DRAWINGS Sam Gross, Emily Bernstein, Michael Maslin, Mike Twohy, Jeremy Nguyen, Jason Adam Katzenstein,
Roz Chast, Liana Finck, Emily Flake, Lila Ash, Edward Koren, Benjamin Schwartz S POTS Serge Bloch