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MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 17: Guests play in the Spades Tournament at The Family Reunion at the Salamander Resort and Spa on August 17, 2024 in Middleburg, Virginia.

Lawmakers No Longer Understand the American Family

The definition of the “traditional family” has broadened considerably over the past few decades. But policymakers keep trying to fit their ideas to a tradition that no longer exists.

Editor’s Picks

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.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents knock on the door of a residence during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.

Felipe De La Hoz

The Laws Propping Up Trump’s Masked Deportation Army

Across the country, unidentifiable law enforcement agents are snatching unsuspecting people off the streets where they live. But just because it’s beyond the pale doesn’t make it illegal.

American Worker: Photo Series

Cattle rancher taking a calf to be branded

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

Politics

Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden.

A Trade Court Stopped Trump’s Tariffs. Why Didn’t Congress?

The law is clear, and the legislature’s powers are unambiguous. But Republicans in Washington have fully knuckled under.

President Donald Trump signs a series of executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 23, 2025, including clemency for anti-abortion activists.

Trump’s DOJ Has Put Reproductive Health Clinics Under Threat

With the administration’s refusal to enforce a key law for protecting clinics, abortion providers are bracing for increased disruptions.

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

Karoline Leavitt speaks at the podium in the White House Press Briefing Room.

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

MAGA Fury Erupts as Trump’s Epic Legal Loss on Tariffs Slowly Sinks In

As Trump’s MAGA-friendly advisers rage over a harsh ruling against his tariffs, a lawyer for the challengers explains how it exposed deep weaknesses in their legal justification—and what will happen now.

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.

Games & Quizzes

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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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Who Said It: Homer Simpson or Pete Hegseth?

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