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Andrew Rice

Features Writer, New York Magazine
andrew.rice@nymag.com

Andrew Rice is a features writer at New York Magazine, where he has been on staff since 2012. He is the author of The Year That Broke America, a history of the contested 2000 election, and The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Does Not Forget: Murder and Memory in Uganda. An archive of his magazine stories for New York and many other publications can be found at andrewrice.net.

  1. trump trials
    Juan Merchan
    Donald Trump Has a New Least Favorite JudgeOn Monday, Trump’s string of legal good luck hit a wall in the form of New York State judge Juan Merchan.
  2. politics
    Donald Trump Attends Pre-Trial Hearing In New York Hush Money Case
    It’s Official: Trump Is Going on Trial in Manhattan Next MonthJudge Juan Merchan ruled that the hush-money payments trial will begin on March 25, rejecting Trump’s attempt to throw out the case.
  3. court appearances
    Trump Finally Had a Good Day in CourtThe Supreme Court steps into the presidential election and not for the last time.
  4. court appearances
    Second civil trial after E. Jean Carroll accused former U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her decades ago, in New York City
    Trump’s Reckoning BeginsHis major loss in the E. Jean Carroll case is nothing compared to what could be coming.
  5. court appearances
    What Happens When Trump Isn’t Allowed to LieThe former president was no match for a sitting judge.
  6. court appearances
    The One Room Trump Can’t DominateThis time there was no getting away with attacking his rape accuser, E. Jean Carroll.
  7. court appearances
    The Fraud That Made President TrumpHe and Letitia James agree, in a way, that the case against him can’t be separated from politics.
  8. court appearances
    Can Trump Break the Courts, Too?His appeal asks for immunity from prosecution. If that doesn’t work, he will try to use the legal system against itself.
  9. court appearances
    Why Rudy Giuliani Lost So BigAfter defaming two Georgia election workers, a jury ordered him to pay them $148 million.
  10. court appearances
    The Women Rudy Giuliani Tried to DestroyRuby Freeman and Shaye Moss testify how a smear campaign turned their lives to hell.
  11. court appearances
    Rudy Giuliani Can’t Resist Digging Himself a Hole at His Defamation TrialInside court, he’s a shrunken man. Outside, he’s as mean as ever, sliming his victims and making life for his attorney hell.
  12. court appearances
    Inside the Trial That Could Be ‘the End of Mr. Giuliani’Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss finally get their day in court against the man who slandered them with stealing the 2020 election.
  13. games
    What Money Can’t Buy Steve CohenThe billionaire hedge-funder is used to getting what he wants. His time as Mets owner and casino bidder is a whole different ballgame.
  14. office apocalypse
    New Glut CityThe city’s mega-office landlords are panicking, pivoting, and shedding what’s worthless. One opens his books.
  15. the capitol
    How TikTok Beat the Ban (for Now)Earlier this spring, Democrats and Republicans came together to call for a crackdown. It was never going to be that easy.
  16. media
    How James O’Keefe Lost the Project Veritas Civil WarHe’s out and the messy breakup has left the organization in turmoil and its future in serious doubt.
  17. media
    James O’Keefe Is on Paid Leave From Project VeritasThe organization’s board is considering removing O’Keefe from his leadership position, according to current and former employees.
  18. media
    Will Ashley Biden’s Stolen Diary Take Down Project Veritas?After a decade of punking liberals with hidden-camera stings, James O’Keefe becomes the story.
  19. politics
    The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden’s LaptopThe most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can’t just wish away.
  20. crime
    The Criminologist on Trial for Serial ArsonProfessor Maynard taught students about life at the margins of society. Now he is charged with a crime his field is only beginning to understand.
  21. the 1990s
    ‘He Was the Black Version of Gordon Gekko’Kevin Ingram was a genius at calculating risk. So how did the Feds ensnare him in an arms-dealing sting?
  22. media
    If Sarah Palin Wins, Fox News Could LoseWhy both liberals and conservatives should be careful about opening up libel law.
  23. the money game
    Last Sane Man on Wall StreetNathan Anderson made his name exposing — and betting against — corporate fraud. But short selling in a frothy pandemic economy can be ruinous.
  24. crime
    The Jeffrey Epstein Mystery RoundtableSix experts on the most intriguing and dangerous unanswered questions about the case.
  25. schools
    New Jersey’s Education Rebellion Was a Long Time ComingBut Democrats didn’t heed the signs.
  26. politics
    The Cuomo TouchHow he lost the governorship.
  27. insurrection day
    Merrick Garland vs. Trump’s MobThose who hoped he would prosecute January 6 with gusto have been bitterly disappointed.
  28. goings
    Scandal-Plagued McKinsey Ousts LeaderIt is telling that partners at the elite and secretive consulting firm have chosen not to give Kevin Sneader a second term at the helm.
  29. the real estate
    The Gut Renovation of Ryan SerhantHe was a real-estate striver slinging cheap rentals until Million Dollar Listing — and a pandemic market — made him the plutocracy’s broker of choice.
  30. education
    ‘I Want to Meet My Teacher’A war over reopening schools has upended the progressive politics of the New Jersey suburbs.
  31. the city politic
    What’s Ahead for New York? Maybe a Budget ‘Nightmare Scenario’The city and MTA are both hoping for help from Congress. Option B is grim.
  32. intelligencer chats
    What a Spectacularly Ill-Advised Idea Says About McKinseyThe powerful, secretive consulting giant is once again in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
  33. 2020 elections
    The 2000 Election Never EndedTwenty years ago, two candidates fought an unimaginably close, bitterly disputed election. Only one of them played to win. Lessons from Bush v. Gore.
  34. the establishment
    The Panic Attack of New York’s Power BrokersThe city’s “permanent government” has always built its way out of crisis. But what if it can’t?
  35. crime
    Michael Avenatti’s Lonely FallThe disgraced lawyer wanted to be a legal celebrity. Now he’s not even the most famous defendant on the block.
  36. politics
    William Barr Is Trump’s Most Powerful LawyerThe Attorney General is exercising the full force of the Justice Department to defend a president in crisis.
  37. jeffrey epstein case
    Alan Dershowitz Cannot Stop TalkingAccused of a slew of terrible things, the defense has no intention of resting.
  38. feature
    How Cindy Yang Learned to Throw a Party at Mar-a-LagoCindy Yang was a rising fixture in Palm Beach society. Then Robert Kraft got charged with soliciting prostitution and the FBI took notice.
  39. business
    McKinsey Is Running Puerto Rico — and Getting Paid Millions to Do ItWhy is the bankrupt island spending more than a billion dollars on expert advice?
  40. campaigns
    Beto O’Rourke and the Limits of CharismaIn his attempt to unseat Ted Cruz, the Texas congressman earned the “rock star” label. It wasn’t enough.
  41. campaigns
    Beto O’Rourke Still BelievesHours before polls open, O’Rourke is arguing that unexpected things can happen on Election Day.
  42. campaigns
    Beto O’Rourke Is Not Afraid of the BorderPresident Trump’s hysteria about the southern border could provide a boost to the would-be senator who was born there.
  43. campaigns
    Beto O’Rourke’s Case for Irrational OptimismHe’s behind in the polls, and the experts have written off his chances. But the crowds are still turning out.
  44. law
    David Boies Is a Longtime Liberal Hero. Did He Also Enable Harvey Weinstein?Was David Boies just doing right by Harvey Weinstein? Or did he cross an ethical line?
  45. 2018 elections
    Can a Democrat Ever Win in Texas? Beto O’Rourke Says Yes.With its growing Latino population and blue cities, the Lone Star State feels like it should be at least purple. If only people would actually vote.
  46. politics
    For Nikki Haley, Dealing With Foreign Tyrants Is the Easy Part of the JobHow the U.N. ambassador handles her boss with great diplomacy.
  47. encounter
    Daniel Ellsberg Is Still Thinking About the Papers He Didn’t Get to LeakThe man who released the Pentagon Papers is back with a new book, The Doomsday Machine.
  48. media
    Preet Bharara Is Now in the Trump-Opposition BusinessThe prosecutor and his entrepreneur brother are trying to build a media empire for the resistance era. First step: a podcast.
  49. intrigue
    Felix Sater: Donald Trump’s Original Russia ConnectionFelix Sater has cut deals with the FBI, Russian oligarchs, and Donald Trump. He’s also quite a talker.
  50. emoluments clause
    Is Trump Inc. the President’s Greatest Vulnerability?A group of enterprising lawyers thinks it might be, whether all roads lead to Russia or not.
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