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The Very Small World of VC
newrepublic.com - Avi Asher-Schapiro
The people who bet big on disruptive technologies have a lot in common. In the 19th century, there was a lot of money to be made tracking down sperm …
Minimum Wage
We’re Having the Wrong Debate About a $15 Minimum Wage
newrepublic.com - Bryce Covert
Will it cost jobs? Maybe. But there are other important questions to ask. The Democratic Party has moved left on myriad issues in recent years, but …
Politics
It’s Not Strategy, It’s Racism
newrepublic.com - Alex Shephard
Pundits say Trump's tweets about "The Squad" are part of a master plan. They're wrong. The idea that Donald Trump plays “3D chess” has never been …
John Paul Stevens
When John Paul Stevens Eviscerated Antonin Scalia
newrepublic.com - Matt Ford
The late justice dismantled originalism in his dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller, the landmark gun-rights case. John Paul Stevens, who died on …
Aramco
Men of God and the Genesis of the U.S.-Saudi Relationship
newrepublic.com - Darren Dochuk
William Eddy was one of several devout Christians in the oil business who helped build a pivotal alliance in U.S. Middle East policy. On February 14, …
Politics
Make the Guarantee Clause Great Again
newrepublic.com - Matt Ford
How a long-standing Supreme Court precedent is hindering constitutional challenges of partisan gerrymandering. The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Rucho …
Joe Biden
The Man Who Fell to Earth
newrepublic.com - Alex Shephard
Joe Biden hoped to guard his frontrunner status and stay above the 2020 campaign fray. Now he'll have to run to keep up with the pack. For most of …
Virginia Woolf
Lila Savage’s Say Say Say Is a Breakthrough in Women’s Fiction
newrepublic.com - Josephine Livingstone
A debut novel explores self-care through the mind of a caregiver. Kirkus Reviews recently called Lila Savage’s debut novel Say Say Say, about a care …
Politics
Trump and His Deplorables
newrepublic.com - Matt Ford
The president's racist attack on four Democratic congresswomen warrants universal condemnation, yet his supporters and party largely stand by …
Veterans
Playing Soldiers
newrepublic.com - Matt Farwell
An Afghanistan veteran reckons with growing up on G.I. Joe and growing tired of American war drums. The World’s Only Corn Palace was crowded on this …
Iraq War
Most Veterans Say America’s Wars Are a Waste. No One’s Listening to Them.
newrepublic.com - Adam Weinstein
There's a widening gap between Washington's bipartisan militarism and veterans' bipartisan war-skepticism. In spite of his confused account of U.S. …
ACLU
Trump’s Day of Terror
newrepublic.com - Matt Ford
His planned raid against undocumented immigrants on Sunday recalls some of the darkest chapters in American history. Trump, ever the reality-TV …
Pete Buttigieg
My Mayor Pete Problem
newrepublic.com - Dale Peck
He's smart. He's nice. And he just might be the devil. One of the worst things I ever did happened in 1992. I was leaving the bar called The Bar (RIP) …
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note
newrepublic.com - The New Republic
Dale Peck’s post “My Mayor Pete Problem” has been removed from the site, in response to criticism of the piece’s inappropriate and invasive content. …
Conspiracies
Trump Assembles His Gang of Social-Media Deplorables
newrepublic.com - Alex Shephard
Thursday's "summit" shows the increasingly paranoid president is desperate for allies who back him unequivocally. Donald Trump’s war against the media …
U.S. Elections
Why We’re Challenging the 2020 Democrats to a Climate Summit
newrepublic.com - Emily Atkin
This crisis deserves far more than 15 minutes of airtime. It’s been said before, but it bears repeating: The first round of Democratic presidential …
Hurricane Sandy
New York’s Invisible Climate Migrants
newrepublic.com - Sophie Kasakove
Global warming is causing mass migrations around the world. In New York, it's forcing people from their homes in quieter ways. When Harold Jones first …
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi Has Power—She Just Doesn’t Want to Use It
newrepublic.com - Alex Shephard
The Speaker's feud with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals a great deal about her approach to leadership. On Wednesday, Nancy Pelosi …
Greenland
The Secrets in Greenland’s Ice
newrepublic.com - Colin Dickey
From exploration to Cold War militarization, how the Arctic became the focus of the climate crisis. There are two major kinds of Arctic narratives. …
Writers Guild of America
How to Save Journalism
newrepublic.com - Clio Chang
The biggest threat to the health of the media industry is Silicon Valley. And the antidote might just be organized labor. When we look back on the …
Alexander Acosta
Alexander Acosta’s Trumpian Non-Apology
newrepublic.com - Matt Ford
The labor secretary botched the Jeffrey Epstein case a decade ago—then he botched his chance to admit his mistakes. His boss must be proud. It was …
Iran
It’s Plainly Obvious That Donald Trump Has No Iran Policy
newrepublic.com - Adam Weinstein
His dim tweets and rash threats have pinned the U.S. in a corner with Tehran. What, precisely, does Donald Trump want to do with Iran? It’s …
Moon
Pining for the Moon
newrepublic.com - Josephine Livingstone
On the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, a new exhibition at the Met explores the moon's place in our cultural imagination. The moon belongs as …
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Braces for a One-Two Weather Punch
newrepublic.com - Eric Holthaus
The dual threat of late-season river flooding and early-season hurricanes is a sign of things to come for our warming world. The 2019 hurricane season …
Tom Steyer
Tom Steyer’s $100 Million Vanity Project
newrepublic.com - Matt Ford
If he really cares about reforming American democracy, he shouldn't blow his money on a doomed presidential bid. What would you do if you suddenly …
Latino News
The War to Empower Rural White Voters Is Bigger Than Trump
newrepublic.com - Matt Ford
His attempt to include a citizenship question on the census is part of a broader legal crusade that predates his presidency—and will outlive it. One …
Pete Buttigieg
What Does Big Tech Want from Buttigieg?
newrepublic.com - Alex Shephard
The 2020 presidential candidate raised a mountain of money last quarter, and a lot of it came from Silicon Valley. Pete Buttigieg made more than a few …
Millennials
The Millennials Arrive at America’s Most Famous Hippie Community
newrepublic.com - Chris Moody
The Farm's Baby Boomer founders and its newest residents don't always see eye to eye about how to change the world. In 2014, Laura Look and her …
Pete Buttigieg
What Does Big Tech Want From Buttigieg?
newrepublic.com - Alex Shephard
The 2020 presidential candidate raised a mountain of money last quarter, and a lot of it came from Silicon Valley. Pete Buttigieg made more than a few …
South Carolina Democratic Party
Lindsey Graham’s “Achilles Heel”
newrepublic.com - Walter Shapiro
Jaime Harrison wants to turn South Carolina's senate race into a referendum on Graham's character. Will it work? Aside from Maine’s Susan Collins—who …

The New Republic

Thought-provoking, unbiased coverage of politics, culture, and the world of ideas.