Daniel Drake

United States

Associate Editor at New York Review of Books

Associate Editor @NYBooks you should read our magazine. Breakdowns come and breakdowns go, so.

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Colors and Shapes | Zoe Guttenplan, Daniel Drake

1 week ago | nybooks.com | Daniel Drake |Zoe Guttenplan

In April New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority debuted a new map of the city’s subways, the first major update since 1979.
A Constitutional Redline | David Cole, Daniel Drake

Mar 22, 2025 | nybooks.com | Daniel Drake |David Cole

This week the NYR Online published an open letter signed by eighteen constitutional scholars from across the ideological spectrum that argued that the Trump administration’s treatment of Columbia University “risks deterring and suppressing constitutionally protected speech.” One of the signatories is David Cole, who since Trump’s inauguration has been writing in our pages about the dangers of the president’s encroachment on the Constitution.
A Constitutional Redline

Mar 22, 2025 | flipboard.com | David Cole |Daniel Drake

11 hours agoThe president at least declined to share China war plans with his special employee. Ahead of a Friday visit to the Pentagon, Elon Musk, along with President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, rushed to deny news reports that the billionaire businessman would receive a top-secret …
Brass in Pocket | Sally Rooney, Daniel Drake

Mar 15, 2025 | nybooks.com | Daniel Drake |Sally Rooney

“If you wanted to calculate the trajectory of a cue ball coming off an object ball and then a cushion using Newtonian physics, you’d need an accurate measurement of every variable, some pretty complex differential equations, and a lot of calculating time,” writes Sally Rooney in the Review’s March 27 issue, channeling perhaps her inner Donald Duck.
Authoritarian Blitz | Joseph O’Neill, Daniel Drake

Feb 25, 2025 | nybooks.com | Daniel Drake |Joseph O’Neill

In the weeks since Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the president and his party have embarked on a concerted campaign to unmake the American government.
All Bets Are Off | Joseph O’Neill, Daniel Drake

Nov 9, 2024 | nybooks.com | Daniel Drake |Joseph O’Neill

In Joseph O’Neill’s first essay in our pages, he warned readers that “the Republican Party enjoyed a mystifying presumption of legitimacy,” contrasted with “the curious timidity of Democrats.” In that instance, he was describing the 2000 presidential election fiasco in Florida, but he has made clear in his subsequent writing to what extent that dynamic has dogged American politics ever since: from an article about Democrats’ failure to win statewide elections—“Their core mission is to...
A Celebrity’s Guide to Nightlife In the Wolverine State

Oct 7, 2024 | shessinglemag.com | Daniel Drake

by Daniel DrakeMichigan’s nightlife is a dazzling mix of exclusivity, luxury, and vibrant energy. For those in search of a high-end experience, the state offers premier clubs, glamorous casinos, and entertainment venues frequented by celebrities like Floyd Mayweather. Michigan’s luxury casinos are not just about gambling; they are immersive entertainment destinations. These upscale casinos offer a mix of world-class dining, exclusive gaming tables, and VIP rooms that attract high-profile guests.
Son of the Thin Man | Andrew Katzenstein

Sep 7, 2024 | nybooks.com | Daniel Drake |Andrew Katzenstein

In our September 19 issue, Andrew Katzenstein writes about one of Hollywood’s most distinctive contributions to the world: “The hope is that in figuring out what we mean by ‘screwball comedy,’ we might be better able to understand just what it is about these films that transports us.” Surveying dozens of movies from the 1930s and 1940s—about quick-witted, love-smitten archaeologists, professors, reporters, heirs, heiresses, cardsharps, and gentlemen crooks—he tries to identify how the prewar...
Taking the Joke Further | Ian Frazier

Aug 24, 2024 | nybooks.com | Daniel Drake |Ian Frazier

“Weird,” wrote Ian Frazier for the NYR Online on August 13, “[Tim] Walz’s now famous one-word description of Trump & Co. is solidly Nebraskan and from the school of Carson.” This forthright Midwestern quality, Frazier argues, is what distinguishes Kamala Harris’s running mate from the last several generations of presidential and vice-presidential candidates. “Governor and Mrs.
Outstanding Personalities | Darryl Pinckney

Jun 8, 2024 | nybooks.com | Daniel Drake |Darryl Pinckney

In our May 9 issue, Darryl Pinckney reviews an extensive survey of “the Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “If anything,” he writes, “the exhibition liberates the individual African American artist.