New York Magazine: July 9, 2018 Issue

Table of Contents

July 9, 2018

Cover Story

Collusion

What if Trump has been a Russian asset since 1987? By Jonathan Chait

On the Cover: Artwork by Barbara Kruger for New York Magazine.

features

The Extinction of the Middle Child

They’re empaths, peacemakers, negotiators — and an endangered species.

By Adam Sternbergh
Can a Democrat Ever Win in Texas?

Beto O’Rourke says yes: Texas is a nonvoting state, not a red one.

By Andrew Rice

INTELLIGENCER

DEPARTMENTS

To Do: July 11–July 25, 2018

Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Comments: Week of July 9, 2018

Readers sound off on Barack Obama, Rikers Island, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of July 9, 2018

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
On the Cover: A Plausible Theory of Trump’s Collusion With Russia

For New York’s July 9–22, 2018, cover story, Jonathan Chait questions whether Trump has been influenced by a hostile foreign power for decades.

THE CUT

Bolo Ties and Neck Wallets

Summer’s anti-fashion trends.

THE STRATEGIST

CULTURE