The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden’s Laptop The most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can’t just wish away.
The Criminologist on Trial for Serial Arson Professor Maynard taught students about life at the margins of society. Now he is charged with a crime his field is only beginning to understand.
‘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?
If Sarah Palin Wins, Fox News Could Lose Why both liberals and conservatives should be careful about opening up libel law.
the money game
Jan. 20, 2022
Last Sane Man on Wall Street Nathan Anderson made his name exposing — and betting against — corporate fraud. But short selling in a frothy pandemic economy can be ruinous.
The Jeffrey Epstein Mystery Roundtable Six experts on the most intriguing and dangerous unanswered questions about the case.
The Cuomo Touch How he lost the governorship.
insurrection day
July 2, 2021
Merrick Garland vs. Trump’s Mob Those who hoped he would prosecute January 6 with gusto have been bitterly disappointed.
Scandal-Plagued McKinsey Ousts Leader It is telling that partners at the elite and secretive consulting firm have chosen not to give Kevin Sneader a second term at the helm.
the real estate
Feb. 18, 2021
The Gut Renovation of Ryan Serhant He was a real-estate striver slinging cheap rentals until Million Dollar Listing — and a pandemic market — made him the plutocracy’s broker of choice.
‘I Want to Meet My Teacher’ A war over reopening schools has upended the progressive politics of the New Jersey suburbs.
the city politic
Dec. 5, 2020
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.
intelligencer chats
Nov. 30, 2020
What a Spectacularly Ill-Advised Idea Says About McKinsey The powerful, secretive consulting giant is once again in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
2020 elections
Nov. 5, 2020
The 2000 Election Never Ended Twenty years ago, two candidates fought an unimaginably close, bitterly disputed election. Only one of them played to win. Lessons from Bush v. Gore .
the establishment
Oct. 13, 2020
The Panic Attack of New York’s Power Brokers The city’s “permanent government” has always built its way out of crisis. But what if it can’t?
Michael Avenatti’s Lonely Fall The disgraced lawyer wanted to be a legal celebrity. Now he’s not even the most famous defendant on the block.
William Barr Is Trump’s Most Powerful Lawyer The Attorney General is exercising the full force of the Justice Department to defend a president in crisis.
jeffrey epstein case
July 19, 2019
Alan Dershowitz Cannot Stop Talking Accused of a slew of terrible things, the defense has no intention of resting.
How Cindy Yang Learned to Throw a Party at Mar-a-Lago Cindy Yang was a rising fixture in Palm Beach society. Then Robert Kraft got charged with soliciting prostitution and the FBI took notice.
McKinsey Is Running Puerto Rico — and Getting Paid Millions to Do It Why is the bankrupt island spending more than a billion dollars on expert advice?
Beto O’Rourke and the Limits of Charisma In his attempt to unseat Ted Cruz, the Texas congressman earned the “rock star” label. It wasn’t enough.
Beto O’Rourke Still Believes Hours before polls open, O’Rourke is arguing that unexpected things can happen on Election Day.
Beto O’Rourke Is Not Afraid of the Border President Trump’s hysteria about the southern border could provide a boost to the would-be senator who was born there.
Beto O’Rourke’s Case for Irrational Optimism He’s behind in the polls, and the experts have written off his chances. But the crowds are still turning out.
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?
2018 elections
July 10, 2018
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.
Daniel Ellsberg Is Still Thinking About the Papers He Didn’t Get to Leak The man who released the Pentagon Papers is back with a new book, The Doomsday Machine.
Preet Bharara Is Now in the Trump-Opposition Business The prosecutor and his entrepreneur brother are trying to build a media empire for the resistance era. First step: a podcast.
Felix Sater: Donald Trump’s Original Russia Connection Felix Sater has cut deals with the FBI, Russian oligarchs, and Donald Trump. He’s also quite a talker.
emoluments clause
June 12, 2017
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.
Eric Schneiderman on Keeping Trump in Check and Maybe Investigating Russian Ties “If it’s hard to get checks on the presidency from Congress, we’re going to try to fill that space.”
out of business
Mar. 8, 2017
Meet the Man Behind a New Trump Hotel Deal — He Calls Himself ‘Turkish Trump’ Mukemmel Sarimsakci, 50, is hoping to play a big role in the Trump sons’ plans to launch a new mid-priced hotel chain.
the russians are coming!
Mar. 3, 2017
How The Americans Became the Most Relevant Drama on TV On the eve of a new season, the Weisberg brothers discuss why this Cold War-era potboiler feels current in a way they never could have foreseen.
Heading to the Airport With the New York Times’ ISIS Expert Rukmini Callimachi discusses the travel ban, her refugee past, and extremists’ reactions to Trump.
trump administration
Jan. 8, 2017
Jared Kushner’s Rise to Unimaginable Power He’s more like his father-in-law than anyone imagines.
After the Bridgegate Verdict, Chris Christie Comes Off As the Guiltiest of All He may not have been on trial, but the verdict almost assuredly ends his political career for good.
Bridgegate Trial: Wildstein Is a Flawed Accuser, But His Story Never Wavered The defense painted the key witness as a habitual liar, but he’s been consistent about the plot he concocted.
The Moment Chris Christie Allegedly Learned About Bridgegate “I remember the quote: ‘The governor is going to love this,’” David Wildstein testified in court Tuesday.
Bridgegate Trial: How Wildstein Orchestrated His Most Ambitious Political Scheme The prosecution’s star witness details the plot he concocted, and who, he says, was in on it.
The Mastermind of Bridgegate Takes the Stand Christie’s “bad cop,” David Wildstein, on career opportunities and the “dead-to-me gene.”
Bridgegate Opening Statements: Chris Christie Knew Government prosecutors and multiple defendants all point fingers at the governor.
The Former High School Classmate Who Could Take Chris
Christie Down David Wildstein, Bridgegate, and the trial that could wreck the governor for good.
When Will New York City Sink? A city in climate-change denial.
Edward Snowden’s Strangely Free Life – As a Robot He is an exile like no other, able to slip the bonds of his banishment on wheels.
surveillance
June 26, 2016
Edward Snowden’s Strangely Free Life — As a Robot He is an exile like no other, able to slip the bonds of his banishment on wheels.
art and design 2016
Apr. 22, 2016
5 Lessons in Today’s Art Market From a Sotheby’s Advisor Sotheby’s Amy Cappellazzo has made a very nice career out of pricing pigment.
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