Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

 

New on nybooks.com: Michael Tomasky on Trump and the state of the campaign, Nicholas Kristof on China’s one-child policy, Adam Shatz on Moroccan music, Joost Hiltermann on Jordan, and an exchange over translations of Primo Levi. Sponsored by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

 

Can He Be Stopped? Michael Tomasky Each new outrage only confirms to his supporters that Trump is gleefully defying the establishment

 

‘China’s Worst Policy Mistake’? Nicholas D. Kristof Perhaps no government policy anywhere in the world affected more people in a more intimate and brutal way

The Hypnotic Clamor of Morocco Adam Shatz It was in large part the traditional music of Morocco that led Paul Bowles to make his life there

 

Jordan: How Close to Danger? Joost Hiltermann Jordan is struggling to cope with vast numbers of refugees and an alarming rise in extremism. We ignore it at our peril

 

The Minefield of Primo Levi: An Exchange Michael F. Moore and Tim Parks

 

Calendar

 

Her Man​ An exuberantly squalid tale of a whore and her pimp (MoMA)

Barney’s Wall A legendary publisher’s obsessive undertaking (Kickstarter)

Ishtar A rare public appearance by writer-director Elaine May (Burns Film Center)