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Should We Be Rooting for a Recession?

Intelligencer staffers dicuss whether an increased chance of President Trump’s removal is worth the pain of an economic downturn.
If This Fox News Poll Is Right, Trump Is a Goner

In 2016, Trump drew an unpopular opponent and dominated among voters who disliked both candidates. A new poll says he won’t be so lucky in 2020.
How Would An Economic Downturn Affect the 2020 Democratic Contest?

Democrats might look for an inspiring or reassuring figure–or might have to reason to worry less about electability.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Officially Ruled a Suicide

The New York City medical examiner has concluded Epstein hanged himself.
Two More Women Sue Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate — and His Alleged ‘Recruiter’

“Though Epstein is recently deceased, the trauma and pain he caused plaintiffs remains.”
The NRA Is in Trouble, But Don’t Count It Out Yet

The organization is choking on its own decadence, but the ideas that sustained it will survive.
Warren Unveils Plan to Help Native Americans

Even as Trump revives his racist “Pocahontas” taunts, Warren focuses on making things right with Native Americans.
Donald Trump, a Very Fit Man of the People, Fat Shames Own Supporter

At a rally in New Hampshire, our populist president told an overweight supporter to “go home” and “start excercising.”
Rashida Tlaib Won’t Visit Grandmother Under Israel’s ‘Oppressive’ Conditions

The congresswoman understandably chooses defiance over humiliation.
Report: Trump, Who Is the President, Wants to Buy Greenland

A child’s vision of power.
And Now, an Update on Alan Dershowitz

Epstein’s lawyer was scheduled to defend biblical characters accused of “kidnapping and child trafficking” in a mock trial.
What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Autopsy

Epstein reportedly suffered breaks in the front of his neck that are consistent with hanging but more common in cases of homicidal strangulation.
It’s Filibuster Reform — or Bust — for Democrats in the Near Future

The odds of Democrats being able to get anything done even if they win in 2020 are low without the filibuster reform that some senators still resist.
California Is Headed Toward a Titanic Battle Over Raising Property Taxes

Billions of dollars in tax revenue is at stake in the first major effort to modify California’s Prop 13, which limits property taxes.
Alleged Epstein Madam Ghislaine Maxwell Reportedly Spotted at an In-n-Out Burger

While eating alone and reading The Book of Honor: The Secret Lives and Deaths of CIA Operatives.
Israel Bars Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib From Visiting

President Trump is enthusiastically onboard with this terrible idea.
Adults Bully 16-Year-Old Climate Activist on Twitter

Greta Thunberg is sailing the Atlantic to promote climate change awareness, and her critics are making bad jokes online.
Watch Ben Shapiro (Accidentally) Destroy the Myth of Meritocracy

America’s foremost conservative intellectual argues that our economy pays workers what they deserve, thereby proving that it pays him far too much.
Truck Rams Crowd of ICE Protesters Outside Rhode Island Prison

The incident, which sent five people to the hospital, was caught on video.
Autopsy Findings Raise Questions About Jeffrey Epstein’s Death

Some of Epstein’s injuries are reportedly more consistent with those of homicide victims.

9:00 A.M. Reckoning With Trump’s Gutting of the Endangered Species Act Former deputy Interior secretary David J. Hayes discusses how rollbacks to the law fit with the administration’s disdain for environmental regulation.
6:29 P.M. Should We Be Rooting for a Recession? Intelligencer staffers dicuss whether an increased chance of President Trump’s removal is worth the pain of an economic downturn.
6:04 P.M. How Would a Bad Economy Affect the 2020 Democratic Contest? Democrats might look for an inspiring or reassuring figure–or might have to reason to worry less about electability.
4:47 P.M. If This Fox News Poll Is Right, Trump Is a Goner In 2016, Trump drew an unpopular opponent and dominated among voters who disliked both candidates. A new poll says he won’t be so lucky in 2020.
3:35 P.M. Despite Scandal, the NRA’s Message Is Clearer Than Ever The organization is choking on its own decadence, but the ideas that sustained it will survive.
2:57 P.M. Warren Unveils Plan to Help Native Americans Even as Trump revives his racist “Pocahontas” taunts, Warren focuses on making things right with Native Americans.
2:23 P.M. Frank Rich: Trump Makes Herbert Hoover Look Like FDR If the economy tanks, his supporters will sour on him and his already precarious election prospects will tank, too. And he knows it.
12:00 P.M. The Kingdom Of God Land Is Within You In her new book on religion in rural America, writer Lyz Lenz makes the case for nuance.
11:36 A.M. Andrew Sullivan: The Limits of My Conservatism In a healthy society, conservatives accept social change. Faced with bullying radicalism, they become reactionaries.
10:57 A.M. Report: Trump, Who Is the President, Wants to Buy Greenland Unfortunately for him, the autonomous Danish territory isn’t for sale.
10:36 A.M. Rashida Tlaib Won’t Visit Her Grandmother in Israel The congresswoman understandably chooses defiance over political humiliation.
10:23 A.M. Trump, a Fit Man of the People, Fat Shames Own Supporter At a rally in New Hampshire, our populist president told an overweight supporter to “go home” and “start excercising.”
Aug. 16, 2019 What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Autopsy Epstein reportedly had breaks in neck bones that are common in strangulation, but can also occur with hanging, especially in older people.
Aug. 16, 2019 Steve King’s Views on Rape Are Inseparable From His Racism King’s understanding of what gives women and people of color worth rests on how useful they are to his vision of civilization.
Aug. 15, 2019 It’s Filibuster Reform — or Bust — for Democrats After 2020 The odds of Democrats being able to get anything done even if they win in 2020 are low without the filibuster reform that some senators still resist.
Aug. 15, 2019 Amazon’s ‘Ambassador’ Program Is Hilariously Misconceived The program is meant to be damage control, but it feels like a hostage situation.
Aug. 15, 2019 California Headed for Epic Battle Over Property Taxes Billions of dollars in tax revenue at stake in the first major effort to modify California’s Prop 13, which limits property taxes.
Aug. 15, 2019 By Barring Omar and Tlaib, Netanyahu Did BDS a Huge Favor Calling attention to Israel’s illiberalism and the congresswomen’s advocacy for Palestinian rights will increase support for BDS.
Aug. 15, 2019 Trump’s Triumph: Democrats Are Afraid to Nominate a Woman Democrats’ assumption that swing voters share Trump’s misogyny has led them to sexist thinking about “electability.”
Aug. 15, 2019 Israel Bars Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib From Visiting President Trump is enthusiastically onboard with this terrible decision.

5:54 P.M. Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Officially Ruled a Suicide The New York City medical examiner has concluded Epstein hanged himself.
4:59 P.M. The Best Korean Beauty Products for Sensitive Skin If you’ve never tried K-beauty because your skin can’t handle scent, this is for you.
4:50 P.M. Two More Women Sue Epstein’s Estate — and His ‘Recruiter’ “Though Epstein is recently deceased, the trauma and pain he caused plaintiffs remains.”
4:09 P.M. Aerin Lauder Believes in Curating a Fragrance Wardrobe Talking to the beauty world scion about scent, parenting, and her favorite products.
3:52 P.M. The Best-est Party Looks of the Week One awe-inspiring look from every fête that mattered.
3:41 P.M. 9 Beauty Products That Almost Never Go On Sale…On Sale Now Thank you, Dermstore!
3:32 P.M. Wait, Who Is Kaitlynn Carter? An abbreviated biography of the woman entangled in Miley Cyrus’s breakup drama.
1:26 P.M. A Destination Wedding in Valladolid, Mexico How a Filipino couple living in Australia got married on the Yucatán Peninsula. gallery
12:25 P.M. Should You Be Washing Your Face With Sparkling Water? A lot of other people are doing it, so maybe.
12:19 P.M. Imagine This Voicemail From the United States President “This is Donald Trump, you know, the guy who fat-shamed you in front of thousands of people and on national television last night.”
12:15 P.M. Why Do I Resist Meditating? Is it a loneliness thing?
11:37 A.M. The 18 Best Work Bags for Women Under $250 Stylish, practical and affordable.
10:58 A.M. What Is a Close Friend? Instagram confuses public and private relationships.
10:55 A.M. 35 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy From a chubby side-table to some butt-flattering jeans.
10:24 A.M. And Now, an Update on Alan Dershowitz Epstein’s lawyer was scheduled to defend biblical characters accused of “kidnapping and child trafficking” in a mock trial.
9:23 A.M. Epstein Prosecutors Seeking Ghislaine Maxwell’s Ex-Assistant Prosecutors are searching for Emmy Tayler, a British woman who was reportedly a core member of Epstein’s entourage.
Aug. 16, 2019 A Beauty Editor’s Guide to Seoul The best beauty store, an art-filled wine bar, and a mountainside wellness resort.
Aug. 15, 2019 Watch Cardi B and Bernie Sanders Have a Political Summit “Donald Trump is an overt racist.”
Aug. 15, 2019 Epstein’s Alleged Madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, Has Been Found After Maxwell was rumored to be holed up in Boston with her tech CEO boyfriend, she was seen eating at an In-N-Out in LA.
Aug. 15, 2019 The Nightmarish Décor in Jeffrey Epstein’s House (Updated) Newly released images reveal more stuffed dead animals and erotic paintings.

10:45 P.M. Slayer Deemed Too Awesome for NASCAR Sponsorship The metal band says they were yanked as a sponsor due to “reactionary concerns.”
9:01 P.M. Elvis Presley Puts His Suspicious Mind to Work in Spy Series Netflix’s Agent King was co-created by Priscilla Presley.
8:10 P.M. Let’s Speculate About Taylor Swift’s Lover Song Titles Who is the “False God”?
7:38 P.M. Danny Masterson Scientology Lawsuit: Everything We Know They’re being accused of covering up rape allegations.
7:05 P.M. Actor Peter Fonda Dead at 79 The Easy Rider star suffered respiratory failure after a battle with lung cancer.
6:36 P.M. Doja Cat, Normani, and Rosalía Won the Week in Music Videos A pop trifecta we didn’t know we needed.
5:58 P.M. Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Nowhere, Damn It Not even Cate Blanchett can save this out-of-focus adaptation.
5:32 P.M. Weinstein Case: More Accusers Can Testify at Upcoming Trial The same thing that happened to Cosby.
4:55 P.M. All 128 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best There are at least ten stone-cold classics in her discography … and then there’s “Me!” and “You Need to Calm Down.”
4:04 P.M. Well, Now We’re Furious Rami Malek Isn’t on Mindhunter He makes for a very good serial killer!
3:48 P.M. Silicon Valley Called on by U.S. Senate in Its Final Season The HBO series returns for one more round in October.
2:50 P.M. 8 Jaw-dropping GIFs From Normani’s ‘Motivation’ Video All the motivation we need.
2:38 P.M. Lucy Liu’s Joan Watson Was Elementary’s Humanistic Heart Through her performance in the CBS procedural, Liu crafted a layered study in empathy that suggests second acts are possible in life.
2:30 P.M. The Best New Songs of the Week: Miley Cyrus and More Listen to them all.
1:30 P.M. You’ll Break a Sweat Keeping up With After the Wedding Bart Freundlich’s family drama hasn’t been well-received, but tearjerkers rarely have this kind of stuffing.
1:22 P.M. Taylor and Miley Show Growth on ‘Lover’ and ‘Slide Away’ If there’s anything to be gleaned from these singers’ divergent walks, it’s that there’s no stress-proof way to live in the public eye.
12:28 P.M. Kate Willett Feels at Home With Intense New Yorkers “No one in New York has ever told me to ‘relax.’ What a relief.”
12:10 P.M. Mindhunter Premiere Recap: In Every Dream Home a Heartache Season two picks up at the absolute low point in the BSU’s existence, as it’s overcome by paranoia, distrust, and infighting.
12:05 P.M. The 100 Best TV Shows on Netflix Right Now Mad Men, The Crown, Frasier, and more.
12:03 P.M. Talking With the Artiste Behind This Summer’s Best TikTok The face journey seen round the internet.

11:20 A.M. Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
Aug. 16, 2019 Cookbook Author Lazarus Lynch’s Grub Street Diet “The uglier the better for me.”
Aug. 15, 2019 Ghislaine Maxwell Reportedly Spotted at an In-n-Out Burger While eating alone and reading The Book of Honor: The Secret Lives and Deaths of CIA Operatives.
Aug. 15, 2019 Why Does This Cup of Coffee Cost $10? In the East Village, one cup of Joe costs as much as a month of Apple Music.
Aug. 15, 2019 Pastry Chef Defends Warren’s Strawberry-Shortcake Post “…since this involves cake, I feel it’s relevant to say a few words.”
Aug. 15, 2019 Where to Find NYC’s Neighborhood Gems, According to 37 Chefs Kitchen pros spill the beans on their favorite places to eat in the areas they call home.
Aug. 14, 2019 Are You Ready for the Cheesepocalypse? European cheese might soon cost twice as much in America. Here’s everything you need to know.
Aug. 14, 2019 Four Loko Makes Hard Seltzer Now. It’s Bonkers. It is, of course, the “hardest seltzer in the universe.”
Aug. 14, 2019 Thank God for Stuffed Crust Pizza I was a sex-deprived teenager. This pizza was my wingman.
Aug. 13, 2019 Momofuku Donated Profits From All NYC Restaurants to Charity The move came a day after founder David Chang issued a stern rebuke to investor Stephen Ross for supporting President Trump.
Aug. 13, 2019 Bill de Blasio Really Ate That Corn Dog, Huh? He has to get people to pay attention to him somehow.
Aug. 13, 2019 Meet New York’s Sandwich Papi At the Bronx Night Market, Angel Medina cooks a no-frills tribute to his uptown upbringing.
Aug. 12, 2019 Pumpkin Spice Lattes Should Just Always Be for Sale A new report says PSL Season starts on August 27. Maybe it should never end.
Aug. 12, 2019 Olive Garden Lifetime Pasta Pass Is Just What It Sounds Like “Olive Garden has always been known for Italian Generosity.”
Aug. 12, 2019 A BLT So Delicious It Doesn’t Need Bacon Daily Provisions knows how to celebrate tomato season.
Aug. 12, 2019 Very Generous Diners Give Server a New Buick as a Tip That’s a little more than 20 percent…
Aug. 11, 2019 Maison Yaki Is a Japanese Izakaya With French Flair The skewers are classically sauced and the plates are small but filling.
Aug. 9, 2019 ICE Raided Seven Poultry Processing Plants in Mississippi A total of 680 people were arrested in the raid; 300 have since been released.
Aug. 9, 2019 Designer Susan Alexandra’s Grub Street Diet “I like anything soft and smushy.”
Aug. 8, 2019 Chefs Scramble to Distance Themselves From Stephen Ross The Trump-supporting billionaire is an investor in a number of big-name food ventures.

6:00 A.M. 27 Things Worth Buying at Dermstore’s Anniversary Sale A Who’s Who of our favorite Strat beauty products.
4:17 P.M. The Best Products to Preserve and Protect Tattoos “I can’t stress enough, protect your tattoos from the sun, or they will fade.”
3:46 P.M. The Best Sisal, Jute, and Abaca Rugs, According to Experts Natural fiber rugs are great for layering, too.
3:23 P.M. I Tried 17 Toners and Essences to Figure Out the Difference Still, the line between the two isn’t always clear.
1:14 P.M. Five Things I’m Buying During Dermstore’s Anniversary Sale Including a Jen Atkin–approved hair mask, a Shayna Gold–approved cleansing milk, and a palette with a Megan Markle–approved highlighter.
10:39 A.M. 35 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy From a chubby side-table to some butt-flattering jeans.
Aug. 15, 2019 The Chris Black Starter Pack: 25 of His Favorite Basics Including the white T-shirts, jeans, deodorant, and backpack (which, spoiler alert, is not a backpack) Chris swears by.
Aug. 15, 2019 The Best Shampoo for Dry Hair, According to Hairstylists Including specific picks for curly, fine, and chemically treated hair.
Aug. 15, 2019 What’s the Next Status Nail Polish? “It’s definitely a brand that nail girls are obsessed with.”
Aug. 15, 2019 Totes and Backpacks From State Are Up to 78 Percent Off Back-to-school is upon us.
Aug. 15, 2019 These ‘Transformational’ Lululemon Pants Are on Sale “If they were a religion, I’d convert everyone I know.”
Aug. 15, 2019 20 Products a Veteran Beauty Writer Uses Almost Every Day “As much as I wish I evolved into a minimalist, the reality is that I’ve become even more of a skin-care and makeup fiend over the years.”
Aug. 14, 2019 The Best Treadmills to Use at Home, According to Trainers Including one that lets you binge Netflix while you run.
Aug. 14, 2019 41 International School Supplies That You Can Buy on Amazon Japanese pens, German erasers, Italian staplers, and more.
Aug. 14, 2019 The World Needs to Know About This Supercheap Brush Set Even Kit Harrington is a fan.
Aug. 14, 2019 12 Things That’ll Almost Definitely Sell Out Allbirds’ sweat-repelling socks, Lil Wayne’s American Eagle collab, and more.
Aug. 14, 2019 What Designer Alex Eagle Can’t Live Without “I first read The Secret History when I was a student — it felt like it was semi my life.”
Aug. 14, 2019 Tons of Shoes Are 20 Percent Off at Urban Outfitters Today Including Hunter rain boots, chunky Nikes, and sleek Stan Smiths.
Aug. 14, 2019 This Lightweight Men’s Hoodie From Everlane Is $39 Good for these last gasps of summer as well as fall and winter months when you’re not interested in overheating.
Aug. 13, 2019 What Are the Status Gym Sneakers for Women? Plus the next status gym sneaker and the next, next status gym sneaker.

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