Intelligencer – New York Magazine

Life Under ‘Extreme Hardship’

Inside one family’s decade-long ordeal with America’s cruelly absurd immigration laws. By Deborah Chasman

republicans

Mark Robinson Exposes the GOP’s Problem With Its Base

By Ed Kilgore The North Carolina lieutenant governor’s extreme culture-war positions may excite the MAGA faithful, but they’re broadly unpopular.

transit

Farewell (for Now) to the Absurd La Guardia AirTrain

By Benjamin Hart Andrew Cuomo’s dream of shepherding riders the wrong way to the airport is on likely permanent hold.

THE FEED

3:13 p.m.

covid-19

FDA Sees Promise in J&J Booster But Finds Issues in Data

By Nia Prater

The agency couldn’t independently verify the company’s data and noted that one study’s result might have been due to a test’s low sensitivity.

1:52 p.m.

politics

Why Republicans May Go All In on Parental Rights

By Ed Kilgore

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin thinks defending parents’ rights to dictate what happens in schools appeals to swing and base voters.

1:17 p.m.

republicans

Mark Robinson Exposes the GOP’s Problem With Its Base

By Ed Kilgore

The North Carolina lieutenant governor’s extreme culture-war positions may excite the MAGA faithful, but they’re broadly unpopular.

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12:41 p.m.

explainer

The Havana Syndrome Mystery and How the U.S. Plans to Solve It

By Matt Stieb

State officials have complained about not being taken seriously, as a declassified report says the symptoms weren’t caused by microwave weapons.

10:34 a.m.

transit

Farewell (for Now) to the Absurd La Guardia AirTrain

By Benjamin Hart

Andrew Cuomo’s dream of shepherding riders the wrong way to the airport is on likely permanent hold.

8:00 a.m.

immigration

Life Under ‘Extreme Hardship’

By Deborah Chasman

Inside one family’s decade-long ordeal with America’s cruelly absurd immigration laws.

10/12/2021

politics

Democrats Should Save Some Reconciliation Goodies for 2022

By Ed Kilgore

The best way to reduce the Build Back Better price tag without sacrificing initiatives is to delay the most popular ideas, like Medicare expansion.

10/12/2021

covid-19

Nets Will Sit Kyrie Irving Until He Receives COVID Vaccine

By Nia Prater

The team’s GM said the mercurial star “will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant.”

10/12/2021

games

Jon Gruden’s Emails Are the Tip of the Iceberg

By Will Leitch

His disturbing messages are a small part of a larger investigation — one that could reveal the true rot at the center of the NFL.

10/12/2021

the national interest

Republicans Are Rehabilitating the Participants in Trump’s Attempted Coup

By Jonathan Chait

The campaign to defend John Eastman.

10/12/2021

crime

The Murders Down the Hall

By Greg Donahue

393 Powell Street was a peaceful home, until residents started dying in brutal, mysterious ways.

10/12/2021

nfl

Jon Gruden Is Out of a Job Following Email Scandal

By Chas Danner

In addition to a racist comment about a Black NFL union leader, Gruden frequently made homophobic and misogynistic remarks, per a new report.

10/11/2021

just asking questions

Ozy and Embracing the ‘Fake It Till You Make It’ Philosophy

By James D. Walsh

Scott Galloway on the rise of the storyteller CEO and the risk of vision becoming fiction.

10/11/2021

covid diary

An Atheist Reconsiders God in the Pandemic

By Sarah Jones

I thought several hundred times this year, Maybe I should go to church.

10/10/2021

halloween

Fauci Endorses Return of Trick-or-Treating

By Chas Danner

“Go out there and enjoy Halloween,” he advised parents.

10/10/2021

Haunted by the supply chain

Shoppers seeking witches, ghosts and severed heads to decorate their homes for Halloween are finding something truly scary this year: empty shelves. The supply-chain snarls that have shaped much of life in the pandemic are now responsible for shortages of Halloween décor and costumes. Consumers and suppliers alike are getting creative and planning ahead. …

The National Retail Federation predicts that Halloween spending will reach an all-time high this year of $10.1 billion, up from a record $9.1 billion in 2017. Two-thirds of Americans plan to celebrate by handing out candy, decorating their homes, dressing up and more. That’s almost back to pre-pandemic levels, according to NRF data. For those who haven’t yet bought costumes and decorations, the news may be grim.

The Scariest Part of Halloween This Year Is the Supply Chain

—The Wall Street Journal

10/10/2021

the inside game

Joe Biden’s FDR Dream Hits The Rocks

By Gabriel Debenedetti

Promises of a truly transformative presidency have run up against reality — much sooner than many expected.

10/9/2021

the law

Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Texas Abortion Ban

By Chas Danner

As expected, the conservative-leaning Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a lower court’s ruling against the law.

10/9/2021

california oil spill

California’s Oil Leak Is Part of a Larger Disaster in the Making

By Zak Cheney-Rice

And America has barely begun to tackle it.

10/8/2021

centrist democrats

Most Centrist Democrats Aren’t Like Kyrsten Sinema

By Ed Kilgore

Party unity is less of a problem for congressional Dems than their very thin margin for error.

10/8/2021

A big D.C. loser

Donald Trump’s luxury Washington hotel lost more than $70 million while he was in office despite reaping millions in payments from foreign governments, according to federal documents released by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Friday. …

[Rep. Carolyn B.] Maloney and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) allege the documents show that Trump received an estimated $3.7 million from foreign governments and got “preferential treatment” from Deutsche Bank, which had previously loaned Trump $170 million to renovate the hotel.

Trump’s D.C. hotel made millions from foreign governments but still struggled, federal documents show

—The Washington Post

10/8/2021

politics