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Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro.

Katherine Stewart

The MAGA War on Science Is Deadly—and It’s Just Getting Started

The administration’s anti-science posture has three different sources. Each is as extremist as the last.

Editor’s Picks

A view of the destruction from a bomb blast last Saturday at the American Reproductive Centers in Palm Springs, California.

The Dark, Nihilistic Philosophy Behind the IVF Clinic Bombing

The man who attacked the Palm Springs facility is an acolyte of “efilism”—an anti-life belief system arising from the despair our political choices have wrought.

Former President Joe Biden takes his hand to his heart during the National Anthem.

Joe Biden Is the Least of Democrats’ Problems

Some commentators say the former president’s age and acuity will be a litmus test for 2028 candidates. They are embarrassingly wrong.

American Worker: Photo Series

Cattle rancher taking a calf to be branded

Tough Work, Tight Margins: How Cattle Branding Is Evolving in Nebraska

Politics

Scott Pelley attends the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California.

Scott Pelley Warns Graduates About the Threats to American Democracy

The “60 Minutes” correspondent never mentioned Trump by name, but his call to defend democratic institutions was apparently too much for the MAGA crowd to handle.

Handwritten notes, flowers and stones are left outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum on May 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. A suspect, identified as Elias Rodriguez, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and other crimes for the killing of two Israeli Embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim outside of the Capital Jewish Museum.

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim Wanted Peace, Not More Hatred

They were victims of brutal antisemitic violence as they sought peace. But some have invoked their tragedy toward the opposite end.

Culture

Nathan Fielder dressed as the pilot Chesley Sullenberger in a replica of a jet's cockpit.

Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal Takes Flight

In the second season of the HBO docu-comedy series, the airline cockpit is the stage for an ambitious investigation into how the roles we choose to play can entrap or liberate.

Rachel Connolly

Jamieson Webster’s Elegant Meditation on How We Breathe

A psychoanalyst trains her attention on the act of breathing, and it no longer seems quite so simple.

From the Magazine

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L'affaire Grenoble

Inside a Campus Crackdown Over Wokeism in France

At a small university in the city of Grenoble, an accusation of Islamophobia set off a wild kerfuffle and a media frenzy. Sound familiar?

Illustration of Karl Marx superimposed on the American flag, symbolizing the impact he's had on the U.S. over the years

What America Made of Marx

In mid-February, Selina Sandoval, the associate medical director at Planned Parenthood in Kansas City, Missouri, prepared to provide the first procedural abortion for a patient in the city in around 15 years.

Melissa Gira Grant

Missouri’s Struggle to Restore Abortion Access

A portrait of a young R. Crumb

Jeremy Lybarger

He’s Lewd, Problematic, and Profoundly Influential

The Daily Blast Podcast

Donald Trump yells outside while wearing a white MAGA cap.

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Trump’s Rants About Harvard Get Darker as He Loses a Big One in Court

As Trump’s attacks on Harvard grow more unhinged amid a serious legal setback, a shrewd observer of MAGA explains why Trump actively wants you to think we’re sliding into lawlessness and terror.

Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Humiliated Trump’s Anger at Putin Grows as GOPers Start Breaking Ranks

As Trump’s frustration mounts over Vladimir Putin’s refusal to end the war and Republicans search for a tougher approach, a writer who specializes in Russia explains why Trump is badly suited to this fraught moment.

Games & Quizzes

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The New Republic

Play Our Daily Crossword Puzzle

Published daily, the TNR Crossword is designed to be quick and addictive—a perfect pastime during all the 30-minute meetings that should have been 30-second group emails.

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The New Republic

Who Said It: Homer Simpson or Pete Hegseth?

They’re both unqualified for their jobs and love to drink. Can you tell them apart?