The New Republic

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

A far from exhaustive guide to the books that our critics most admired in 2024

One is a fictional politician who everyone hates. The other is a real politician who everyone hates. Can you tell them apart?

Play Bingo with The New Republic as we watch the first vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance.

The party’s shindig in Chicago to nominate Kamala Harris and Tim Walz was a mostly raucous, celebratory affair. But there were somber moments, too.

An election-year guide to some of today’s most noteworthy political voices online

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.

The decline of printed newspapers has resulted in news deserts, “ghost” publications, and increased public mistrust of the media. Undeterred, local journalists soldier on.

They’re both terrible lawyers. Can you tell them apart?

Here is The New Republic’s guide to the contenders for the 96th Academy Awards in 2024

A far-from-exhaustive guide to the books that our writers and editors enjoyed in 2023

They’re both boring. They’re both pious. They both have glasses. Can you tell them apart?

Can you tell the irritating, self-promoting blabbermouths apart?

They both hate the nanny state and think masculinity is under attack. Can you tell them apart?

The critics have weighed in. Now it’s your turn.

Not “best.” Not “favorite.” Not “most likable.” Most significant. Some are obvious. Some obscure. A few will be controversial. Let the debate begin.

Our—incomplete—guide to the list’s oversights, travesties, and glaring omissions

When the anti-elitist rhetoric of the privileged all sounds the same

It can be hard to tell the real attention-starved narcissist from the fictional one.

Racists from different eras still sound a lot alike.