Articles from Intelligencer https://nymag.com/intelligencer Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:39:39 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 2026 Feed delivered by Clay https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/c1f/7c7/46d02d4abcdbc4dba452b335164c49d472-0917-screentime.1x.rsocial.w1200.png https://nymag.com/intelligencer john herrman,screen time,technology,ai,artificial intelligence woke,democrats,angie nixon,the left,anti-wokeness,politics politics,early and often,2026 midterms,state legislatures,2026 governors race,trifecta,gerrymandering,jon ossoff,keisha lance bottoms,donald trump tremendous content,donald trump,sharks,politics,early and often artificial intelligence,pentagon,trump administration,iran war,technology,politics,department of defense,oops politics,early and often,prop 40,california,2026 midterms,billionaire tax,wealth taxes,gavin newsom,unions,xavier becerra,steve hilton politics,early and often,2028 presidential election,gavin newsom,kamala harris,2024 presidential election,south carolina primary just asking questions,ai,artificial intelligence,anthropic,openai,politics the city politic,donald trump,2026 midterms politics,kennedy center,donald trump,washington d.c. politics,early and often,poll position,2026 midterms,generic congressional ballot tech,donald trump,open ai politics,early and often,2026 midterms,2026 primaries,donald trump,electability,abdul el-sayed,ken paxton,progressives,moderates,maga magalopolis,natalie harp,politics,early and often politics,early and often,donald trump,2026 midterms,gop midterm convention,affordability,presidential job approval,trump dividend pat mcafee,media,sports,espn tremendous content,donald trump,politics,early and often,smithsonian family ties,donald trump jr,todd blanche politics,early and often,artificial intelligence,donald trump,john thune,mike johnson,data centers politics,early and often,2026 midterms,partisan gerrymandering,donald trump,dummymander,election forecasts http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-chatbots-are-pivoting-to-video.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:00:10 -0400 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-chatbots-are-pivoting-to-video.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-chatbots-are-pivoting-to-video.html#comments john herrman screen time technology ai artificial intelligence John Herrman For nearly as long as I can remember, I’ve been working on a bicycle. Sometimes I need to fix one. More often, I’m just tinkering, or taking on an unnecessary new project to pass the time. All the while, I’ve been looking to the internet for help, which has given me a chance to observe its change... More »]]> http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/woke-was-never-the-problem-for-democrats.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:49 -0400 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/woke-was-never-the-problem-for-democrats.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/woke-was-never-the-problem-for-democrats.html#comments woke democrats angie nixon the left anti-wokeness politics Sarah Jones The American commentariat has lived inside a state of suspended animation for at least a decade. To them, it is 2014, 2016, or 2020 or somehow all three at once — and wokeness is the only subject worth talking about. Democratic strategist James Carville has nothing to do but appear on TV so he ca... More »]]> http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/democrats-could-break-up-a-lot-of-gop-trifectas-in-november.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:13:27 -0400 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/democrats-could-break-up-a-lot-of-gop-trifectas-in-november.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/democrats-could-break-up-a-lot-of-gop-trifectas-in-november.html#comments politics early and often 2026 midterms state legislatures 2026 governors race trifecta gerrymandering jon ossoff keisha lance bottoms donald trump Ed Kilgore While any gains are valuable to them, Democrats’ prime midterms objective is to bust up the governing Republican trifecta in Washington that has enabled ruthless one-party rule over the last two years. That means at a minimum flipping control of the U.S. House and thus denying the GOP the party-l... 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It loves repeating terms like “More »]]> http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/californias-landmark-wealth-tax-may-be-running-out-of-steam.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:18:40 -0400 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/californias-landmark-wealth-tax-may-be-running-out-of-steam.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/californias-landmark-wealth-tax-may-be-running-out-of-steam.html#comments politics early and often prop 40 california 2026 midterms billionaire tax wealth taxes gavin newsom unions xavier becerra steve hilton Ed Kilgore For years, progressives have longed to supplement progressive income taxes with wealth taxes that reach the vast inherited, invested, or even hidden assets that elude other revenue-rai... More »]]> http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/gavin-newsoms-2028-pledge-is-more-calculated-than-it-seems.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:52:01 -0400 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/gavin-newsoms-2028-pledge-is-more-calculated-than-it-seems.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/gavin-newsoms-2028-pledge-is-more-calculated-than-it-seems.html#comments politics early and often 2028 presidential election gavin newsom kamala harris 2024 presidential election south carolina primary Ed Kilgore This week, a CNN video of Jake Tapper interviewing Gavi... 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More »]]> http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/if-trump-cant-have-the-kennedy-center-no-one-can.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:42:00 -0400 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/if-trump-cant-have-the-kennedy-center-no-one-can.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/if-trump-cant-have-the-kennedy-center-no-one-can.html#comments politics kennedy center donald trump washington d.c. Chas Danner On Wednesday, workers in Washington, D.C., erected fencing around the Kennedy Center. After a federal judge rejected another attempt by President Trump’s handpicked board to etch... 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That same day, early in-person general-election voting started in four states. So it’s a good time to take a step back and look at what the primaries told us about where the American electorate is... More »]]> http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/who-is-natalie-harp-trump-aide-explained.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0400 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/who-is-natalie-harp-trump-aide-explained.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/who-is-natalie-harp-trump-aide-explained.html#comments magalopolis natalie harp politics early and often Margaret Hartmann Absolute loyalty to Donald Trump is a job requirement for everyone he employs. So how far do you have to go to scare other people on Team Trump with your devotion to the president? Well, just look at More »]]> http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/republicans-reject-trumps-all-about-me-midterms-strategy.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0400 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/republicans-reject-trumps-all-about-me-midterms-strategy.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/republicans-reject-trumps-all-about-me-midterms-strategy.html#comments politics early and often donald trump 2026 midterms gop midterm convention affordability presidential job approval trump dividend Ed Kilgore For those Republican candidates still confused about their pitch to midterms voters, Donald Trump offered some specific instructions at last week’s GOP midterm convention: Make ... 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More »]]> http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/don-jr-wedding-trump-attorney-general.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:16:13 -0400 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/don-jr-wedding-trump-attorney-general.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/don-jr-wedding-trump-attorney-general.html#comments family ties donald trump jr todd blanche Bess Levin Earlier this week, ProPublica reported that Vladimir Putin–linked Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev partially funded Donald Trump Jr.’s May wedding to Bettina Anderson, laying out hundreds of thousan... 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More »]]> http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/gerrymandering-may-not-have-done-the-gop-much-good-after-all.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:06 -0400 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/gerrymandering-may-not-have-done-the-gop-much-good-after-all.html http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/gerrymandering-may-not-have-done-the-gop-much-good-after-all.html#comments politics early and often 2026 midterms partisan gerrymandering donald trump dummymander election forecasts Ed Kilgore Republicans undoubtedly prevailed in the gerrymandering arms race touched off when President Trump ordered Texas to redraw its congressional maps in July 2025, followed by additional G... More »]]>