“The world is dumber, and we all know it,” Lane Brown writes. For our Cover Story, Brown writes about our recent cognitive diminishment — and proposes a counter-intuitive theory of what’s causing it. buff.ly/VX0Jx9N

John Herrman argues more and more countries are following China’s lead, limiting digital access and building their own “everything apps.”

Read more: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-global-internet-is-coming-apart.html

Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race. Mamdani will be the first Muslim and first person of South Asian descent to serve as the city’s mayor. At 34 years old, he would also be the youngest mayor to run City Hall in modern history. nymag.com/intelligence...

Ghazala Hashmi is projected to win her race to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, succeeding Earle-Sears in the role. With her win, Hashmi will become the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in United States history. intelligencer.visitlink.me/k75rnR

Each fall, we devote an issue to power, which admittedly is not the first word that comes to mind when you think about the Democrats. They’re in the minority in Congress and long ago lost the war for the Supreme Court. That’s what makes power interesting. https://nymag.com/tags/the-power-issue-2025/

Each fall, we devote an issue to power, which admittedly is not the first word that comes to mind when you think about the Democrats. They’re in the minority in Congress and long ago lost the war over the Supreme Court. Yet that’s what makes power interesting.

Every weekday on Broadway, undocumented immigrants line up to enter 26 Federal Plaza. They enter harshly lit hallways where ICE agents mill around — waiting to take people away. For our cover story, Stephanie Keith captures the anguished scenes of arrest in downtown Manhattan: buff.ly/N6JNPUP

Eric Adams’s long shot reelection campaign is over. The New York mayor announced on Sunday that he is dropping out, following months of speculation over whether or not he could be convinced to leave the race, following a scandalous first term that left him running in fourth-place. buff.ly/QhjCunG

Charlie Kirk, the conservative influencer and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed during an event at a Utah university on Wednesday. Kirk, 31, founded Turning Point USA, a group focused on conservative youth. Follow for latest developments: buff.ly/oK5jnsI

BREAKING: A shooting has occurred at an event featuring influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday. The details of the shooting are still emerging. Tap the link in bio to stay updated on the latest developments. buff.ly/kdLHRiW

As rumors mounted that Mayor Adams was due to exit the race, a defiant Adams declared he was staying in and took shots at both Cuomo and Mamdani. Stay updated on this story: buff.ly/LEVk2Vk

Join features writer Reeves Wiedeman, who wrote our latest cover story on the Kennedy family, at 12 p.m. ET today for a Reddit AMA in r/politics. Ask him anything: buff.ly/4iE6nvo

A growing number of families are seeing their kids diagnosed with ARFID — an eating disorder provoked not by body image, but by a fear of the food itself.

Read our latest cover story on the rise of ARFID: buff.ly/QgfsY97

Zohran Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo and the elite by upending how the city’s politics was supposed to work. Read our latest cover story about his win by @freedlander.bsky.social buff.ly/J8iDiUl

@mets.com legend Mike Piazza opens up about his exceptional career, 9/11's ongoing impact on his life, and living outside of Milan: nymag.com/intelligence...

As George Soros’s chosen successor, Alex Soros has inherited the responsibility of beating Trump and bankrolling the liberal movement for years to come. But what will he do with his family’s near-limitless resources?

Read Simon van Zuylen-Wood's new interview: nymag.com/intelligence...