Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Some of the questions Chuck Klosterman asks in his new book Football are questions you would expect a Chuck Klosterman book about football…
Read more Chuck Klosterman Thinks He Might Live to See the NFL CrumblePhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images After last weekend’s snowstorm, streets in cities across the East Coast are crowded with dirty snow piles that squeeze pedestrians into single-file corridors…
Read more Why Does D.C. Suck So Bad at Snow Removal?Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images It’s been a long time since a major snowstorm set its sights on New York City, and residents are assuming once-familiar roles. Nervous…
Read more The X Factor for New York City’s Impending Winter StormPhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images “Operation Metro Surge,” an ongoing sweeping federal immigration enforcement action centered around Minneapolis and St. Paul, has been marked by aggressive tactics and…
Read more The Minneapolis Siege Is Even Worse Than the Videos ShowPhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Lawrence H. Summers, the former Harvard president and one of the country’s most renowned economists, is facing the worst scandal of his career…
Read more What Larry Summers Has in Common With Donald TrumpPhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images For months, Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa have crossed the five boroughs to make…
Read more Why Almost All Signs Point to a Mamdani VictoryPhoto-Illustration: Intellligencer; Photo: Getty Images Lis Smith is one of the few political consultants who can approach the celebrity level of their clients. An opinionated, sometimes pugilistic presence…
Read more Lis Smith Thinks Democrats Treat Voters Like ChildrenPhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images More than three and a half years into the Russia-Ukraine War, Russia is pummeling Ukrainian cities from the air with ever more force,…
Read more Why Russia May Be Running Out of Time in UkrainePhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images During a White House visit from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, President Trump unveiled his administration’s plan to end the war…
Read more Peace in Gaza May No Longer Be a FantasyPhoto: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Defense secretary Pete Hegseth convened an unusual meeting earlier this week. Hundreds of top military commanders flew in from around the world to converge…
Read more The Dark Side Driving Pete HegsethRussell Vought is probably looking forward to Wednesday. Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Democrats and Republicans must agree on a temporary spending bill by the end of Tuesday…
Read more Are Democrats About to Walk Into a Devastating Trap?Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Reuters Bill de Blasio knows firsthand what the closing weeks of a mayoral race feel like. He is less familiar with a dramatic finish; in…
Read more De Blasio Thinks ‘It’s Time’ for Schumer to Back MamdaniWhat is the Jeffrey Epstein story, and what does it mean? Just asking questions. Today’s conversation is with journalist Michael Tracey, who has been picking apart what he…
Read more Michael Tracey: Cutting through the Jeffrey Epstein fogPhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Charlie Kirk amassed a tremendous amount of power and influence before his murder on Wednesday. But to those not well-versed in right-wing politics,…
Read more What Charlie Kirk Understood About AmericaPhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images It has been a rough stretch for Tesla. The once-dominant electric-car company has seen plummeting sales across multiple continents. It faces tough competition…
Read more How Badly Has Elon Musk Damaged Tesla?Coco Gauff faces Naomi Osaka in a marquee matchup on Monday. Photo: Getty Images The second act of Andrea Petkovic’s career arrived when the wear and tear of…
Read more Why the U.S. Open Is the Hardest Major to WinGraham Platner at home in Maine. Photo: grahamforsenate.com When Senator Susan Collins of Maine appeared at a ribbon-cutting in the small town of Searsport this week, protesters awaited…
Read more Can a Populist Oyster Farmer End Susan Collins’s Career?What do you call it when the state takes partial ownership of a private company? Just asking questions. Ten percent of Intel now belongs to the U.S. government.…
Read more Bob Murphy: Welcome to MAGA socialismPhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images With the hours ticking down to Election Day, nervous political obsessives are watching every single poll, attempting to glean some new information that…
Read more What’s Keeping a Prominent Election Analyst Up at NightPhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Wikimedia Commons When Barack Obama squeaked by John McCain in North Carolina in 2008, it was the first time a Democratic presidential candidate had won…
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