Table of Contents

August 5, 2019

Cover Story

Ivanka Aeternum

Studying the West Wing’s other narcissist. By Vanessa Grigoriadis

On the Cover: Ivanka Trump. Illustration by Gluekit.

features

Our Caesar

Ancient republican traditions eroded over centuries. How much time do we have left?

By Andrew Sullivan
Elizabeth Warren’s Classroom Strategy

Can Americans handle a teacher as president?

By Rebecca Traister

INTELLIGENCER

DEPARTMENTS

‘New York’ Crossword

Matt Gaffney’s latest puzzle.
Comments: Week of August 5, 2019

Readers sound off on Jeffrey Epstein, Lyme disease’s development from a tick-borne illness to a full-fledged movement, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of August 5, 2019

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
On the Cover of New York Magazine: The Making of Ivanka Trump

How Ivanka Trump became the polished, presentable face of Trumpism, based on sixty interviews with Ivanka Trump’s friends and colleagues.

STRATEGIST

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