Mark Danner

Writing

Mark Danner has written articles for The New York Review, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and more. He has also written a variety of Best-selling books and essays. Find a collection of those here…

Featured Articles:

Donald Trump addresses a crowd of passionate supporters waving election signs.

Getting Out the Fear Vote

As Trump improvises at his rallies, his grim imaginings of a mongrelized, crime-ridden country are transformed into unfalsifiable myths.

November 7, 2024

Two tanks drive down a paved road. The head of a statue rests upside down on the ground in front of broken metal fences.

Apocalypse in the Tropics – Telluride Film Review

August 31, 2024

Oscar-nominated Brazilian director Petra Costa investigates the growing power of the evangelical movement in Brazil, one of the world’s largest Christian nations.

Reporter addresses dark room of anxious employees.

September 5 – Telluride Film Review

August 31, 2024

When terrorism disrupts the 1972 Munich Olympics, ABC Sports scrambles to become a news team. Tim Fehlbaum’s film offers a fresh perspective on this enduring tragedy.

Supporters of Donald Trump near Fulton County Jail on the day he was booked on state charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Sitting outside with signs reading "Georgia knows Trump won" and "Trump caught them all!".

The Grievance Artist

November 2, 2023

If Trump has a genius, it is his ability to shape, often out of his own self-made follies and recklessness and crimes, a narrative that relentlessly reaffirms his grim story of an us-versus-them America.