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Eric Armstrong

Eric Armstrong is the associate editor at The New Republic.

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January 26, 2018
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Acclaimed Iranian photographer Tahmineh Monzavi takes over TNR’s Instagram.
January 12, 2018
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Mormonism’s Crisis of Faith
Backlash against an obituary of its late prophet Thomas S. Monson reveals the existential doubts gnawing at the modern church.
December 29, 2017
Eric Armstrong
Minnesotans don’t want Al Franken to resign.
December 28, 2017
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Missouri Republicans want to try the same right-wing experiment that nearly bankrupted Kansas.
December 27, 2017
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No, the Niger ambush is not “Trump’s Benghazi.”
December 26, 2017
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Trump is “back to work,” which means he’s back to watching Fox and Friends and rage-tweeting.
December 20, 2017
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While Republicans celebrate their tax bill, millions of poor kids are in danger of losing their health care.
November 29, 2017
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Of course Geraldo Rivera is defending Matt Lauer.
August 18, 2017
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Steve Bannon is out, but Donald Trump is still racist.
Steve Bannon is out. And the White House is still racist.
August 17, 2017
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Julius Krein is the perfect intellectual villain of the Trump era.
July 7, 2017
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Kris Kobach Is Preparing to Be the Next Trump
The Kansas gubernatorial candidate is a pure creature of the Trump era—and an indication of where the GOP is heading.
June 7, 2017
Eric Armstrong
The purest supply-side economics experiment to date is finally over. And it was an unmitigated failure.
May 10, 2017
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Chris Christie as FBI director would be a five-alarm fire for democracy.
May 5, 2017
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The Uncertain Future of Vaccines
An interview with journalist Meredith Wadman.
April 14, 2017
Eric Armstrong
If only Bill de Blasio were as passionate about things that mattered as he is about “Fearless Girl.”
March 17, 2017
Eric Armstrong
The Existential Hokiness of Rick & Morty
The Adult Swim cartoon is steeped in cynicism and horror. It also has a bleeding heart.
March 13, 2017
Eric Armstrong
Kellyanne Conway admits there’s no evidence of Obama wiretapping Trump, but doubles down anyway.
March 3, 2017
Eric Armstrong
The New Republic’s Classic Takedowns of Classic Films
Film critics Otis Ferguson and Stanley Kauffmann were noted for their innovative approaches to the form—and their contrarian opinions.
February 21, 2017
Eric Armstrong
Donald Trump’s proposed immigration crackdown is sweeping, inhumane, and dangerous.
Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is racist, irrational, and dangerous.
January 20, 2017
Eric Armstrong
Watch the Obamas welcome the Trumps to the White House.
Watch Obamas welcome the Trumps

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