The Rise of Stephen Miller; Inside the Making of Immigration Nation; and More

[Plus: Sixteen Words That Changed the World]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour]( A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks August 07, 2020 [How Stephen Miller Molded the GOP to His Anti-immigration Agenda]( [The senior Trump White House adviser waged ideological warfare as a young Senate aide, a new book reports. Miller, one journalist recalls, believed “through the force of his own will, he can just change reality.”]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Why Is Spain’s Former King Juan Carlos in Exile?]( [The former monarch was once a hero to his people, but a decade of scandals has taken its toll on his reputation—and the monarchy’s future.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Review: Jordan Fisher Dances Away With Netflix’s Work It]( [A new dance movie is winning, if familiar, and features another charming turn from a rising young actor.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Stephanie Goto, Art-World-Beloved Architect, Shares Her Favorite Things]( [Plumb bobs, oxygen facials, Rachmaninoff, Morgenstern’s ice cream, and more.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [How Immigration Nation’s Filmmakers Captured America’s Broken Immigration System]( [What Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz learned after spending two and a half years embedded with ICE.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Pete Hamill ]( [Remembering Pete Hamill, New York’s Incisive Chronicler]( [Across tabloids, novels, and more, the writer made a textured portrait of the city.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [From the Archive: Lies and Consequences]( [With 16 words in his 2003 State of the Union speech—the claim that Saddam Hussein had tried to buy uranium—President Bush not only started a war but triggered a showdown over freedom of the press. One journalist was jailed, a special prosecutor forced others to reveal confidential sources, and reporters around the country fought subpoenas. From Walter Pincus, Floyd Abrams, Joseph Wilson, Judith Miller, and Bob Woodward, among other key players, Marie Brenner captured the untold story of “Plamegate”: how one of the most fundamental protections of the media was threatened.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | Stay on top of the issues that matter now. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Vanity Fair Logo](www.vanityfair.com) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.