In Praise of Bill Weld, a Decent Republican
Last week’s release of the redacted Mueller report, which has jump-started talk of impeachment among congressional Democrats, represents the greatest peril the Trump presidency has faced thus far. But...
View ArticleRules of Engagement
Jesse Singal, who has gained notoriety on the left for his frequent tweeting and writing on trans issues, says he just wants to talk. When readers get angry with him, which happens often, he sees them...
View ArticleI Work With Suicidal Farmers. It’s Becoming Too Much to Bear.
I’m wearing out. Again.The first time was around Christmas. For several weeks, I just couldn’t write my weekly column for the newspaper. Eventually I published an explanation, and pointed out to...
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The People’s Emergency
In France, the neon-yellow vests known as gilets jaunes are like proverbial opinions: Everyone has one, or at least every motorist does. In case of a breakdown, drivers are supposed to don these...
View ArticleGame of Thrones: The White Walkers Are Coming
Each Monday, members of The New Republic staff will discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones, now in its eight and final season. Join Josephine Livingstone, Alex Shephard, and Ryu Spaeth as they...
View ArticleWhy Did Ukrainians Just Elect a Comedian President?
“He managed to be many things to many people at the same time,” one journalist and political commentator tells me. “I’ve met him,” said one NGO official and election observer. “He’s very smart, but...
View Article“Russia, If You’re Still Listening...”
Rudy Giuliani is known for making outlandish remarks. As the public face of President Donald Trump’s legal team, he spent the last year serving up a smorgasbord of madcap talking points about the...
View ArticleShould Democrats Impeach Trump? Wrong Question.
Hours after the Mueller report was released, Majority Whip Steny Hoyer—the second-highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives—appeared to slam the door on impeachment. “Based on what we...
View ArticleAnother Big Victory for Labor
On April 12, Senator Elizabeth Warren pulled into the parking lot of a Stop & Shop in Somerville, Massachusetts. She delivered coffee and a box of Dunkin’ Donuts to striking employees holding signs...
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The Canonization of Richard Holbrooke
If anyone questioned the sureness of Richard Holbrooke’s media touch during his lifetime—when he was persona very grata on cable news shows, dated Diane Sawyer, and set-designed the Dayton Accords on a...
View ArticleWhat’s the Best Way to Keep Incendiary, Violent Content Offline?
In early April, in the anxious days of mourning after the massacres at two New Zealand mosques, the Australian government passed what it called the Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material bill. The...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren, the Long-Distance Runner of the 2020 Race
Amid all the chatter about whether the old white dudes of 2020—Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and Wafflin’ Joe Biden—are too long in the tooth to be running for president, it’s been remarkable, and...
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The Trigger Presidency
Last month, Media Matters surfaced a litany of racist, misogynist, and creepy comments that Tucker Carlson made from 2006 to 2011 on shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio show. Carlson’s attempts at...
View ArticleWarren’s Economic Evolution Gives Her Candidacy a Unique Edge
In an already enormous Democratic field that seems to grow more crowded every week, every candidate is looking for something that can separate him or her from the pack. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth...
View ArticleThe Foolhardy Quest to Define a “Trump Doctrine”
Michael Anton is nothing if not resolute. A former Bush speechwriter and private-equity executive, he has dedicated himself these past few years to a lonely and self-evidently futile goal: to convince...
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America’s Messiah Complex
For the past four decades, it seems, we’ve all been drinking the Kool-Aid when it comes to cults. In the wake of the spectacular human tragedy of Jonestown (from which the oft-quoted idiom about...
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Unfinished Work
In March 2016, the literary organization VIDA published a series of anonymous statements that accused the poet Thomas Sayers Ellis of predatory and abusive behavior. The collected accounts allege...
View ArticleThe Court of Supremely Bad Faith
Once again, Chief Justice John Roberts and his colleagues are poised to hand the Trump administration a decisive legal victory on dubious factual grounds. During oral arguments on Tuesday, the justices...
View ArticleHouse Democrats’ Shameful Abdication of Duty
A day after Democrats re-took the majority in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi knew she had a mandate. “We have a constitutional responsibility for oversight,” she told reporters. “This...
View ArticleStates Are Using Taxpayer Money to Greenwash Dirty Nuclear Power
This week, New Jersey’s public utilities commission awarded clean-energy credits to three vintage nuclear reactors. In doing so, the state joined New York, Illinois, and Connecticut in falling for the...
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