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Al Sharpton
April 29, 2022
Timothy Noah
Don’t Let the Tobacco Industry Use George Floyd to Kill a Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
Most members of the Congressional Black Caucus agree that the ban is a great move. So why is Al Sharpton taking the side of R.J. Reynolds?
April 15, 2019
MagazineTom Scocca
Tucker Carlson, Unbowed
He's petty, whiny, and contradictory. So why does he keep ruling the ratings night after night?
September 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
The Democrats Are Taking Black Women for Granted
A new poll shows the party's base is losing patience. Women at the Congressional Black Caucus' annual conference explain why.
December 21, 2014
Claire Groden
Don't Blame Protesters for the Murder of Two New York Cops
July 17, 2013
John McWhorter
The End of Racial Demagoguery
Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are so over
June 8, 2012
Leon Wieseltier
They Died for Westphalia
January 10, 2012
Martin Peretz
Enough Hand-Wringing About the Republicans and Religion
December 23, 2011
The New Republic Staff
TNR Exclusive: A Collection of Ron Paul’s Most Incendiary Newsletters
November 3, 2011
Molly Redden
Whatever Happened to the Evangelical-Environmental Alliance?
September 6, 2011
Randall Kennedy
The Sharpton Renaissance: How the Reverend’s Reputation Got Refurbished
February 18, 2011
Tiffany Stanley
‘Newt World’
September 9, 2010
Jason Zengerle
Why the Media Won’t Stop Laughing at Alvin Greene
July 28, 2010
Seyward Darby
Obama’s Education Agenda Isn’t Anti-Minority
June 18, 2010
Eve Fairbanks
Worse Than An Insect Noise
March 10, 2010
Jonathan Chait
Revisiting The 2004 Democratic Presidential Field
February 18, 2010
Jason Zengerle
The Scribbler
Tucker Carlson’s latest venture will not be televised. Thank goodness.
February 9, 2010
Martin Peretz
Obama And His Black Brothers And Sisters
January 11, 2010
Noam Scheiber
The Hurt Locker
January 10, 2010
Martin Peretz
Harry Reid: Not Calculated, Certainly Not Bigoted, Utterly Honest
August 27, 2009
Richard Just
“We Can’t Just Do Nothing”

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