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This Is How Trump Will Tank the Economy and His Presidency

Trump’s trade war might be headed into a self-reinforcing death spiral.
Anti-Abortion Activists Object to State Bans — But Only on Tactics

Anti-abortion leaders are discouraging extreme state abortion laws, preferring stealth until the time is ripe for a frontal assault on Roe v. Wade.
David Koch’s Monstrous Legacy

The world is burning, and he and his brother own a share of the blame.
Today’s Republicans Use the Filibuster Just Like the Segregationists Did

Until Democrats show the moral outrage that overcame filibusters against civil rights, you can forget about gun, climate change, or immigration bills.
How Big a Problem is Joe Biden’s ‘Enthusiasm Gap’?

Intelligencer staffers discuss the Democratic frontrunner’s pragmatic pitch.
Moulton Drops Out of 2020 Race; Could de Blasio Be Next?

We’re now down to 21 Democratic presidential candidates, with tougher rules for participation in debates likely to winnow several more.
DoorDash Still Hasn’t Fixed Its Broken Tip System

The company promises changes next month.
Jeffrey Epstein Used a Bullet, Dead Cat to Intimidate Graydon Carter: Report

A former Vanity Fair editor says Epstein placed a decapitated cat and a bullet outside Carter’s homes to pressure him to tell reporters to back off.
Democrats Are Turning Their Attention to a Very Unsexy Bulwark of Democracy

Democrats have historically not focused their energies on the secretaries of state. But the office is crucial to state elections.
Louisiana Gubernatorial Candidate Wants to Roll Back Criminal Justice Reform

Congressman Ralph Abraham is so committed to law-and-order politics that he voted against the modest criminal justice reform bill Trump signed.
Democratic National Committee Rejects Possibility of Official Climate Debate

Climate protestors disrupted the DNC during the vote, which also paved the way for unofficial climate town halls to turn into de-facto debates.
Did Jay Inslee Get a Fair Shake From Voters?

Intelligencer stafffers discuss the departure of the “climate candidate” from the Democratic primary.
A Cipriani Chef Has Been Found Dead

Andrea Zamperoni went missing earlier this week.
Did I Dream This Bizarre Press Conference From Michael Jackson’s Publicist?

The singer’s former spokesperson held court this morning in D.C.
Sarah Sanders Passes Through the Fox News–White House Revolving Door

The former White House press secretary will feel very at home at Fox News.
Tea Party Agitator Joe Walsh to Launch Sure-Thing Primary Bid Against Trump

“Long shot” isn’t strong enough to describe how unlikely he is to unseat the president.
Di Fara Pizza Will Reopen Its Doors Today

Exactly two days after being seized by local tax authorities for nearly $168,000 in unpaid taxes.
The 7 Most Unhinged Things Trump Said on Wednesday

Trump proclaimed himself the “chosen one,” continued feuding over Greenland, and joked (maybe) about giving himself the Medal of Honor.
Rudy Giuliani Is ‘Strongly’ Urging Ukraine to Investigate Joe Biden

Trump’s personal lawyer has quietly restarted efforts to pressure Kiev into probing Trump’s personal rivals.
Taylor Swift Will in Fact Rerecord All Her Old Albums

“It’s something that I’m very excited about doing.”

3:43 P.M. This Is How Trump Will Tank the Economy and His Presidency Trump’s trade war might be headed into a self-reinforcing death spiral.
3:08 P.M. Anti-Abortion Activists Object to State Bans — on Tactics Anti-abortion leaders are discouraging extreme state abortion laws, preferring stealth until the time is ripe for a frontal assault on Roe v. Wade.
2:33 P.M. David Koch Made the World a More Intolerable Place The world is burning, and he and his brother own a share of the blame.
1:54 P.M. Today’s GOP Uses Filibuster Just Like Segregationists Did Until Democrats show the moral outrage that overcame filibusters against civil rights, you can forget about gun, climate change, or immigration bills.
1:26 P.M. The Joyous Masochism of Rooting for the Cleveland Browns The most desultory team in the NFL is going to be very good and very fun this season.
1:26 P.M. How Big a Problem is Joe Biden’s ‘Enthusiasm Gap’? Intelligencer staffers discuss the Democratic frontrunner’s pragmatic pitch.
1:20 P.M. Maybe Shattering Your iPhone Screen Is Actually Good? It literally hurts to swipe on my phone now.
12:44 P.M. Trump Is Melting Down Because China Won’t Give In on Trade Trump’s international disputes usually end quietly. This one might be different.
11:22 A.M. Andrew Sullivan: President Trump Never Gets Any Less Absurd We have known this project’s nature since that journey down an escalator, and the surrealism has only intensified since.
11:01 A.M. Moulton Drops Out of 2020 Race; Could de Blasio Be Next? We’re now down to 21 Democratic presidential candidates, with tougher rules for participation in debates likely to winnow several more.
9:59 A.M. The Political Status Quo Is No Match for Climate Change As the Amazon rainforest burns at an alarming rate in Bolsonaro’s Brazil, Jay Inslee’s climate change presidential candidacy flames out.
9:10 A.M. Jeffrey Gundlach on Bonds, Bitcoin, Why Trump Might Not Run The bond-market maven expects things to get wild in 2020.
6:00 A.M. The ‘1619 Project’’s Not Unpatriotic, Just Anti-Whiteness The centrality of slavery to the American story is only threatening to one’s national identity if one chooses to identify as white.
12:21 A.M. Epstein Used Dead Cat to Intimidate Graydon Carter: Report A former Vanity Fair editor says Epstein placed a decapitated cat and a bullet outside Carter’s homes to pressure him to tell reporters to back off.
8:26 P.M. A Very Unsexy Bulwark of Democracy Democrats have historically not focused their energies on the secretaries of state. But the office is crucial to state elections.
7:50 P.M. Obamas May Buy $14.85 Million Martha’s Vineyard Mansion Who needs politics when you can have lighthouses, the gingerbread cottages of Edgartown, and a mansion with a $64,000 mortgage payment?
7:34 P.M. Louisiana Republican Fights to Roll Back Justice Reform Congressman Ralph Abraham is so committed to law-and-order politics that he voted against the modest criminal-justice-reform bill Trump signed.
6:25 P.M. Democratic National Committee Rejects Climate Debate Climate protestors disrupted the DNC during the vote, which also paved the way for unofficial climate town halls to turn into de-facto debates.
6:20 P.M. Did Jay Inslee Get a Fair Shake From Voters? Intelligencer stafffers discuss the departure of the “climate candidate” from the Democratic primary.
5:38 P.M. What If Obama Had Dropped Biden in 2012? Changing things up in 2012 might have helped Democrats avoid the contentious nomination fights of 2016 and 2020.

2:14 P.M. Hey, What’s Lori Loughlin Up to These Days? Oh, nothing much, just relentlessly Googling herself, why do you ask?
2:01 P.M. Let Yourself Feel How Bad This Is The case for climate grief.
1:38 P.M. Miley Cyrus Has Won the Divorce According to sources, she will have full custody of the couple’s 15 pets.
1:18 P.M. Taylor Swift’s New Clothing Line Is Sunshine and Rainbows A pop-up shop for her Stella McCartney collaboration is coming to New York this weekend.
1:13 P.M. Jessica Hanson Believes Ampoules Are a Game Changer The Amore Pacific President thinks there’s so much more to Korean beauty than people know.
11:56 A.M. Hmm, Do We Think Taylor Swift Has Been to London? Taking a closer look at the “London Boy” lyrics.
11:54 A.M. 34 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy The best of the best of this week’s sales.
11:52 A.M. Imagine Being Too ‘Controversial’ for an Athleisure Line Tomi Lahren is ignoring her haters and designing leggings anyways.
11:48 A.M. How to Help Fight Back Against the Amazon Rain Forest Fires Donate to organizations, attend a demonstration, and cut back on beef.
11:16 A.M. Tom Brady Attempts Giant-Hat Trend He must be following Jacquemus on Instagram.
10:19 A.M. Virgo Season is the Best Time to Get Your Life Back in Order Virgo Season is about seeing the world clearly, without making excuses or ignoring inconvenient facts.
10:19 A.M. Epstein Used Dead Cat to Intimidate Graydon Carter: Report A former Vanity Fair editor says Epstein placed a decapitated cat and a bullet outside Carter’s homes to pressure him to tell reporters to back off.
10:12 A.M. A Disco Ball Wedding in Long Island City The bride wore a cape; the groom wore a Ric Flair robe. gallery
8:00 A.M. The Next Generation Comes to New York to See Itself Here, 27 of them wearing a mix of their own clothes and the fall collections.
6:00 A.M. How to Be Sober If you’re looking to stay sober, first: Shut up.
8:59 P.M. Heidi Klum Is Already Preparing Her Halloween Costume The Queen of Halloween shares a somewhat sneak peek of her Halloween costume, and it’s not even September yet.
7:33 P.M. Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin’s Wedding Is in the South Bieber and Baldwin are finally having their second wedding, and it’s going to be in South Carolina.
4:53 P.M. Prince Andrew Allegedly Got Massaged At Epstein’s Home A new article describes Epstein and Prince Andrew getting foot massages from “two young well-dressed Russian women.”
4:37 P.M. Should You Need Shoes at Midnight, Saks Has You Covered The store has rolled out a 24/7 styling service.
4:31 P.M. 5 Women Test Out Diplo’s Favorite Face Mask Taking skin-care and selfie advice from Diplo.

3:32 P.M. Let’s Talk About the Mindhunter Season Two Finale It’s a story about failure, but it’s still a story about hoping the hero will catch the bad guy.
2:48 P.M. This Way Up: An Amiable But Aimless Exploration of Recovery The British series starring Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan is at its best when facing ugly emotions rather than hiding them with humor.
2:30 P.M. The Best New Songs of the Week: Taylor Swift and More Listen to them all.
2:14 P.M. Ready or Not’s Samara Talks Anxiety, Punching That Kid The havoc queen talks anxiety, finding therapy in acting, and how she lets a good scream rip.
2:14 P.M. American Factory’s Window Onto the End of the Working World The Obamas’ Netflix doc is an eye-opening prelude to the rise of machines.
2:01 P.M. Taylor Swift and the Dixie Chicks Come Full Circle on Lover At this point, both Swift and the Chicks have fairly complicated relationships with country.
1:22 P.M. On Becoming a God in Central Florida Review Kirsten Dunst’s new Showtime series centers on a subculture desperate to transcend the financial burdens and repetitious obligations of American life.
1:06 P.M. A$AP Rocky Ghosts Donald Trump After Returning From Sweden “Rocky hasn’t even called us.”
12:46 P.M. Is Succession a Comedy? The Roys’ lives might be tragic, but their whole world is laughable.
12:45 P.M. Catching Up on The Affair’s 4 Seasons of Wild Drama The Showtime drama has never lacked for twists and turns, so here’s a refresher on where each character stands going into the fifth and final season.
11:39 A.M. Brodie Reed’s Favorite Band Is Still Linkin Park Talking tweets with the L.A.-based comedian and writer.
11:39 A.M. A Plagiarism Scandal Shakes Up the True-Crime Podcast World Crime Junkie’s recent troubles bring new scrutiny to an often unchecked genre.
11:24 A.M. Orlando Bloom: Loving Katy Perry Is a ‘Mountain to Climb’ Don’t be a perv; he meant emotionally.
10:31 A.M. Bless My Soul We’re Getting 5 New Hercules Songs Alan Menken, the genius behind the classics from the movie, has written new material for the show’s Central Park limited run.
10:07 A.M. Scooter Braun ‘Congratulates’ Taylor Swift on New Album “Supporting was always the healthier option.”
9:00 A.M. Holt McCallany of Mindhunter on Two Big Season Two Scenes Yes, one of them involves Charles Manson.
12:56 A.M. Missy Elliott Releases New Music Video ‘Throw It Back’ We’ve been graced by a new video and mixtape.
12:43 A.M. What Is Every Song on Taylor Swift’s Lover Actually About? Presenting the Sparknotes version of Lover: All the important themes and hidden messages behind each song, and nothing more.
12:01 A.M. Taylor Swift’s Lover Songs Ranked by Queer Energy A Taylor Swift song or the plot of Carol? We have theories.
12:00 A.M. Hello, Lover! Taylor Swift’s Seventh Album Is Finally Here It’s been a long, winding, secret-code-strewn road.

3:30 P.M. The Great British Bake-Off Returns to Netflix on August 30 For the first time, the show will stream on Netflix three days after it airs in the United Kingdom.
1:35 P.M. Good Eats Is Still Great TV Alton Brown’s seminal cooking show returns, and it’s more or less the same as it was.
11:40 A.M. Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
10:42 A.M. DoorDash Still Hasn’t Fixed Its Broken Tip System The company promises changes next month.
6:00 A.M. Restaurateur Donna Lennard’s Grub Street Diet “I got a margarita in a plastic cup, which followed me home as my nightcap.”
5:03 P.M. A Cipriani Chef Has Been Found Dead Andrea Zamperoni went missing earlier this week.
Aug. 22, 2019 Di Fara Pizza Reopens Its Doors Today Exactly two days after being seized by local tax authorities for nearly $168,000 in unpaid taxes.
Aug. 22, 2019 Where to Find Sunny, Creative Lemonades Right Now There’s no better way to spend the dog days of summer.
Aug. 21, 2019 The Jones Is a Loving Revamp of the Great Jones Cafe “My thoughts are, Here’s a spot that’s on a great block with great energy, great history.”
Aug. 21, 2019 De Blasio Will ‘Do Anything’ to Help Di Fara Open Again The iconic pizzeria was seized by state tax authorities.
Aug. 21, 2019 The Absolute Best Ice-Cream Sandwiches in New York Cups and cones are well and good, but the quintessential New York ice-cream delivery system is the sandwich.
Aug. 20, 2019 Di Fara Pizza Shuttered Due to Unpaid Taxes The iconic Brooklyn pizzeria reportedly owes more than $160,000.
Aug. 20, 2019 The Best Moments From Twitter’s Chicken Sandwich War Popeyes versus Chick-fil-A: the nihilistic brand squabble we need.
Aug. 20, 2019 A New Competitor Has Entered Manhattan’s Heated Slice Fights The pizzeria is run by the co-owner of sandwich favorite Regina’s Grocery.
Aug. 20, 2019 How I Joined the Cult of Cauliflower Gnocchi Extremely beige and incredibly bland.
Aug. 19, 2019 It Took 20 Months for Eataly to Remove Mario Batali The 58-year-old chef has now been removed from his two most significant business ventures.
Aug. 19, 2019 Your New Favorite Meatballs Might Be in New Jersey “I like frying the meatballs hard, and then we go right in the sauce.”
Aug. 19, 2019 New York Taste Returns October 21 Chefs from Maison Yaki, KĀWI, Adda Indian Canteen, Hunky Dory, and more are on this year’s bill.
Aug. 19, 2019 Will Bean-Free Coffee Be the New Meat-Free Burger? At least one Seattle-based company thinks so.
Aug. 16, 2019 Cookbook Author Lazarus Lynch’s Grub Street Diet “The uglier the better for me.”

4:12 P.M. The Best Snorkeling Gear, According to Snorkeling Teachers All of it is a big (but surprisingly affordable) upgrade from those plastic sets you buy near the beach.
4:06 P.M. The 21 Best Deals From REI’s Labor Day Sale The retailer is taking up to 40 percent off select gear, bags, and apparel for women, men, and kids now through September 1.
3:35 P.M. What Trixie Mattel Can’t Live Without “I’m the kind of person where if I need a toilet brush, I’m going on to Amazon and typing in ‘pink toilet brush.’ My whole house is pink.”
3:30 P.M. The Drugstore Products That Weaned Me Off La Mer’s Face Mist I can use them brighten, moisturize, and re-hydrate when I don’t feel like sacrificing spritzes of my beloved La Mer.
2:02 P.M. The Vegan Butter People Mistake for European-Style Butter It’s salty, creamy, browns like butter, makes a phenomenal fried egg, and tastes insanely good melted on pancakes.
1:59 P.M. The Under-$50 Mules My Boss Thought Were No. 6 They look cool and somewhat sculptural, in that Brooklyn mom kind of way.
12:00 P.M. I Tested 6 Dutch Ovens to Find the Best Le Creuset Dupe What is the difference, exactly, between all of these different brands of enameled Dutch ovens, and how do they compare to the OG?
12:00 P.M. Dopps Detergent Pods Have Saved Me $150 a Year in Soap Costs I could stop at their chlorine-free, dye-free, hypoallergenic laundry detergent, but they also make dishwashing pods and we’ve switched to those, too.
11:15 A.M. 34 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy The best of the best of this week’s sales.
11:10 A.M. 26 Things Worth Buying at Dermstore’s Anniversary Sale A Who’s Who of our favorite Strat beauty products.
11:00 A.M. This Maybelline Under-Eye Concealer Works Like Clé de Peau It caught my attention mostly because of the sponge.
10:00 A.M. I Found A Dupe for the Pale Ceramics All Over Instagram They’re just like Year & Day’s muted ceramics, but with more of a wabi-sabi aesthetic
9:00 A.M. All the Best Labor Day Mattress Deals Now’s a good time to buy a new mattress.
6:00 P.M. Welcome to Dupes Week Because you don’t need to spend the most money to have the best things.
5:09 P.M. The Best Wrinkle Creams, According to Dermatologists Including options with SPF, and others for getting rid of pesky under-eye wrinkles.
4:57 P.M. What Curbed’s Editor-in-Chief Put on Her Wedding Registry From an Italian ironing board to a lobster rope doormat.
Aug. 22, 2019 The Amazon Products a Spa Owner Uses to Replicate Treatments She’s tested each one herself, and bought them only after “checking reviews and researching if it’s from an established brand.”
Aug. 22, 2019 The Convincing Beauty Dupes My Followers Filled Me in On “It has the same texture and gives the same hydrating, brightening results.”
Aug. 22, 2019 A $30 Sleeping Bag That’s As Warm As My $150 One Like, so warm you have to use the foot vent.
Aug. 22, 2019 I Re-created the Dad-Vest Micro-Trend for $20 How could I say no to a garment so well-suited for storage of my MetroCard, stray mints, phone, and all those other pieces of garbage I carry around?

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