Thinking about Scalia in light of recent Supreme Court decisions
Tag: The New Republic
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The Point: Is the new New Republic published in Chicago?
A local journal lays claim to the literary tradition of the New Republic.
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The New Republic calls out its own white privilege
The retooled liberal mag looks back at how it covered race.
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The Newsroom and headline news collide
Sometimes art and history arrive at the same time.
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Cryogenic preservation may be possible, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea
Tune out tomorrow: The future always looks terrible.
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Was knowledge of priestly sins ever used to muscle the church?
Why did the silence last so long?
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When darn nice people like Pope Francis and Hassan Rohani turn up, people get excited
What happens when the good guys show up
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What does evidence have to do with war?
Can Obama persuade Americans about Syria who can’t imagine him being right about anything?
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Where things stand with Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
Where things stand with Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.
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Did Edward Snowden tell us anything we didn’t already know?
Cynicism and the national defense
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Before Obama’s enemies came down on him he was catching it from his friends
The case for President Obama as authoritarian didn’t begin with his enemies.
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Scalia—the last word in gun control
On gun control, Judge Richard Posner deferred to his adversary, Justice Antonin Scalia
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An echo is also a choice
Facts are fairly inflexible, but reporters can have their way with contexts