Journalist reflects on friendship with a political source

Summary

A New Yorker essay reflects on the danger of getting too close to a source. The writer says Richard Darman was their source during the Reagan and Bush administrations and their best friend.

Timeline

1. The New Yorker

   19 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTCSource ↗

   The New Yorker publishes an essay about the danger of getting too close to a source, with the writer describing Richard Darman as both a source in the Reagan and Bush administrations and a best friend.