The New York Times Magazine: The End of the Anglo-American Order

View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. Friday, December 2, 2016 [NYTimes.com »] [The New York Times] Friday, December 2, 2016 ‘‘No doubt Donald Trump and Nigel Farage regard Britain and the United States as exceptional nations,’’ Ian Buruma writes. ‘‘But their success is dismaying precisely because it goes against a particular idea of Anglo-American exceptionalism.’’ In this week’s [cover story], Buruma analyzes the ideals of equality and inclusivity that the two nations deployed to shape the global order after World War II — and how Brexit and Trumpism have rejected that prestige in favor of isolation. Elsewhere in the magazine, Nicholas Confessore follows a millionaire’s divorce — one that wound up exposing the depths of an [offshore financial system] larger than the entire U.S. economy. Rachel Kushner writes about life and death in East Jerusalem’s [Palestinian refugee camp]. And Amanda Hess asks whether [‘‘empathy’’] is really the national cure-all some people are suggesting. Happy reading, Jake Silverstein Editor in Chief  Photo illustration by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari [Feature] [The End of the Anglo-American Order] By IAN BURUMA For decades, the United States and Britain’s vision of democracy and freedom defined the postwar world. What will happen in an age of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage?  Illustration by R. Kikuo Johnson Feature [How to Hide $400 Million] By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE When a wealthy businessman set out to divorce his wife, their fortune vanished. The quest to find it would reveal the depths of an offshore financial system bigger than the U.S. economy. [Palestinian children waiting inside the Shuafat Refugee Camp for buses to take them to school.] Luca Locatelli/Institute, for The New York Times Feature [‘We Are Orphans Here’] By RACHEL KUSHNER Life and death in East Jerusalem’s Palestinian refugee camp. First Words [Is ‘Empathy’ Really What the Nation Needs?] By AMANDA HESS From media pundits to tech companies, more and more people are preaching empathy — as long as it serves their own interests. Talk [Iggy Pop] [Why Iggy Pop Traded In His Sports Car] By INTERVIEW BY DAVE ITZKOFF The musician on the new documentary on the Stooges, losing Bowie and the resurgence of “Lust for Life.”  ADVERTISEMENT  [Comprehensive claims settlement agreement between Libya and the United States. Tripoli, Libya, Aug. 14, 2008, from “Paperwork and the Will of Capital,” 2015.] Comprehensive claims settlement agreement between Libya and the United States. Tripoli, Libya, Aug. 14, 2008, from “Paperwork and the Will of Capital,” 2015. Taryn Simon/Gagosian [On Photography] [Capital, Diplomacy and Carnations] By TEJU COLE Taryn Simon’s photographs — knowing, unsentimental and meticulously made — attend to the details of how power works.  [For all the virtuosic craftsmanship on display in these YouTube videos, the real draw may be the absorbing peace of watching the Man quietly go about his work.] Mauricio Alejo for The New York Times Letter of Recommendation [Letter of Recommendation: ‘Primitive Technology’] By JENNIFER KAHN For all the virtuosic craftsmanship on display in these YouTube videos, the real draw may be the absorbing peace of watching a man go about his work. [Poulet à la Normande] Gentl and Hyers for The New York Times Eat [A Shamelessly French Chicken in Cider] By FRANCIS LAM Cooked with a startling flame — and just a dash of Brooklyn. The Ethicist [Should I Call My Friend Out for Her ‘Service Dog’ Scam?] By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when you know someone is passing off a pet as a service animal and whether to report a workplace for mandating its employees speak only English. Lives [When Immigration Agents Came Knocking] By KRYSTAL A. SITAL An undocumented family’s moment of fear.  ADVERTISEMENT FOLLOW NYTimes [Twitter] [@nytmag] Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »] | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. [Subscribe »] ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's The New York Times Magazine newsletter. [Unsubscribe] | [Manage Subscriptions] | [Change Your Email] | [Privacy Policy] | [Contact] | [Advertise] Copyright 2016 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018