Tyler Foggatt
Tyler Foggatt is a senior editor at The New Yorker and a host of the magazine’s flagship politics podcast, The Political Scene. She joined the staff in 2017 and previously served as an editor of the Talk of the Town section. She has written on subjects such as Roger Stone’s campaign for student-body president, William Barr’s career as a champion bagpiper, Paul Manafort’s feud with a Hamptons neighbor, and Justice John Paul Stevens’s belief that Shakespeare’s plays were written by Edward de Vere. In 2020, she won the American Society of Magazine Editors award for journalists younger than thirty. She was raised in Chandler, Arizona.
Do Celebrity Presidential Endorsements Matter?
It’s hard to empirically determine whether they drive voters to the polls. But they might have less measurable effects.
How Much Is “Being Cool” Actually Worth in Politics?
The New Yorker staff writer Naomi Fry dissects how Vice-President Harris became a “Kamalanomenon.”
Unity, Millennial Cringe, and Overwhelming Relief Abound at the D.N.C.
Why the “cringe-millennial” production value of the 2024 D.N.C. is outplaying the macho bravado of this year’s R.N.C.
Elon Musk’s Pivot from Online Troll to Political Machinator
Musk’s recent spat with Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, is the billionaire’s most recent attempt to put his thumb on the geopolitical scale.
The Heartbreak of Taylor Swift Fans
From the daily newsletter: Tyler Foggatt reports from Vienna, where three shows from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour were cancelled following a terror threat. Plus: Alex Ross on the cellist of Auschwitz.
J. D. Vance’s Rough Rollout and Kamala Harris’s Veepstakes
“Vice-Presidents might not make a Presidency, but they sure can break a lot of things,” Amy Davidson Sorkin says.
The “Strange Charisma” of Kamala Harris
How the Vice-President quickly consolidated support in the Democratic Party, and what to expect from her campaign against Donald Trump.
A Dispatch from the Republican National Convention
Reporting from Milwaukee, Antonia Hitchens offers on-the-ground updates on Donald Trump’s first appearance following an attempted assassination in Pennsylvania.
The Case for Using the Twenty-fifth Amendment on Biden
After the first Presidential debate, Democratic Party insiders expressed concern that Biden could not beat Trump. But these worries raise a more pressing question: Can he fulfill the duties of his office right now?
What You Need to Know About 2024’s Most Significant Supreme Court Decisions
In some of its most consequential cases, the Court is trying to clarify the sweeping decisions it previously made in Bruen and Dobbs.
Could the 2024 Election Be Decided by Memes?
Supporters of the Trump and Biden campaigns are trying to engineer viral moments to win the election through social media.
Biden’s Executive Order on Immigration and the Politically “Toxic” Puzzle of the Border
After a bipartisan immigration bill failed in the Senate, the President went out on his own with an even stricter policy. Is immigration inevitably a losing battle for the Democrats?
What Do We Know About How the World Might End?
The field of existential risk examines climate change, nuclear warfare, and artificial intelligence—and the totalizing threats posed by things we don’t yet understand.
Sam Altman Dreams of an A.I. Girlfriend
A recent OpenAI product had an uncanny resemblance to Scarlett Johansson’s character in the movie “Her.” Did the company make a critical misstep?
Stormy Daniels’s Biggest Role Yet
Naomi Fry on the “epic battle of wills” she witnessed between Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump during Trump’s criminal trial.
The Pure Chaos Inside Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial
Stifled by a court-imposed gag order, the former President must sit and listen to hours of “at times tedious, at times embarrassing, at times damning evidence against him,” the staff writer Eric Lach says.
Why Is Marjorie Taylor Greene Trying to Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson?
Even her opponents within the Republican Party stand to profit from the Georgia congresswoman’s latest outburst.
“Challengers” Is Essentially a Well-Shot Commercial
Because the film has so little to say, viewers are free to simply focus on the vibes—which happen to be the area where Luca Guadagnino, its director, has most distinguished himself.
A Student Journalist Explains the Protests at Yale
The editor-in-chief and president of the Yale Daily News reports on the arrest of fellow-students on campus this week.
Ronan Farrow on the Scheme at the Heart of Trump’s New York Trial
A back-room deal between the former President, his then lawyer, and the C.E.O. of American Media plays a central role in the criminal felony charges he faces in Manhattan.
Do Celebrity Presidential Endorsements Matter?
It’s hard to empirically determine whether they drive voters to the polls. But they might have less measurable effects.
How Much Is “Being Cool” Actually Worth in Politics?
The New Yorker staff writer Naomi Fry dissects how Vice-President Harris became a “Kamalanomenon.”
Unity, Millennial Cringe, and Overwhelming Relief Abound at the D.N.C.
Why the “cringe-millennial” production value of the 2024 D.N.C. is outplaying the macho bravado of this year’s R.N.C.
Elon Musk’s Pivot from Online Troll to Political Machinator
Musk’s recent spat with Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, is the billionaire’s most recent attempt to put his thumb on the geopolitical scale.
The Heartbreak of Taylor Swift Fans
From the daily newsletter: Tyler Foggatt reports from Vienna, where three shows from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour were cancelled following a terror threat. Plus: Alex Ross on the cellist of Auschwitz.
J. D. Vance’s Rough Rollout and Kamala Harris’s Veepstakes
“Vice-Presidents might not make a Presidency, but they sure can break a lot of things,” Amy Davidson Sorkin says.
The “Strange Charisma” of Kamala Harris
How the Vice-President quickly consolidated support in the Democratic Party, and what to expect from her campaign against Donald Trump.
A Dispatch from the Republican National Convention
Reporting from Milwaukee, Antonia Hitchens offers on-the-ground updates on Donald Trump’s first appearance following an attempted assassination in Pennsylvania.
The Case for Using the Twenty-fifth Amendment on Biden
After the first Presidential debate, Democratic Party insiders expressed concern that Biden could not beat Trump. But these worries raise a more pressing question: Can he fulfill the duties of his office right now?
What You Need to Know About 2024’s Most Significant Supreme Court Decisions
In some of its most consequential cases, the Court is trying to clarify the sweeping decisions it previously made in Bruen and Dobbs.
Could the 2024 Election Be Decided by Memes?
Supporters of the Trump and Biden campaigns are trying to engineer viral moments to win the election through social media.
Biden’s Executive Order on Immigration and the Politically “Toxic” Puzzle of the Border
After a bipartisan immigration bill failed in the Senate, the President went out on his own with an even stricter policy. Is immigration inevitably a losing battle for the Democrats?
What Do We Know About How the World Might End?
The field of existential risk examines climate change, nuclear warfare, and artificial intelligence—and the totalizing threats posed by things we don’t yet understand.
Sam Altman Dreams of an A.I. Girlfriend
A recent OpenAI product had an uncanny resemblance to Scarlett Johansson’s character in the movie “Her.” Did the company make a critical misstep?
Stormy Daniels’s Biggest Role Yet
Naomi Fry on the “epic battle of wills” she witnessed between Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump during Trump’s criminal trial.
The Pure Chaos Inside Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial
Stifled by a court-imposed gag order, the former President must sit and listen to hours of “at times tedious, at times embarrassing, at times damning evidence against him,” the staff writer Eric Lach says.
Why Is Marjorie Taylor Greene Trying to Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson?
Even her opponents within the Republican Party stand to profit from the Georgia congresswoman’s latest outburst.
“Challengers” Is Essentially a Well-Shot Commercial
Because the film has so little to say, viewers are free to simply focus on the vibes—which happen to be the area where Luca Guadagnino, its director, has most distinguished himself.
A Student Journalist Explains the Protests at Yale
The editor-in-chief and president of the Yale Daily News reports on the arrest of fellow-students on campus this week.
Ronan Farrow on the Scheme at the Heart of Trump’s New York Trial
A back-room deal between the former President, his then lawyer, and the C.E.O. of American Media plays a central role in the criminal felony charges he faces in Manhattan.