You are using an
outdated
browser.
Please
upgrade your browser
and improve your visit to our site.
Skip Navigation
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
THE TICKER
THE SOAPBOX
APOCALYPSE SOON
SOLD SHORT
CRITICAL MASS
MAGAZINE
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
THE TICKER
THE SOAPBOX
APOCALYPSE SOON
SOLD SHORT
CRITICAL MASS
MAGAZINE
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
Chevron Deference
July 3, 2022
The Soapbox
Simon Lazarus
The Supreme Court Appoints Itself to Be America’s Regulatory Czar
The high court cast aside the people’s elected representatives to enact the climate-denial agenda of the megadonors who funded its nominations. It won’t stop there.
June 20, 2022
The Soapbox
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Decided to Leave the Administrative State Alone—for Now
The court’s conservatives seem eager to take apart the mechanics of liberal governance, but they’re having commitment issues.
March 22, 2022
The Soapbox
Timothy Noah
The Supreme Court May Soon Shut Down the Regulatory State. Let’s Use It While We Still Can.
Progressive Democrats are right to call for more aggressive use of regulatory powers. But like the Democrats’ congressional majorities, these may not last forever.
January 24, 2022
The Soapbox
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Found a New Way to Wreck the Government
Neil Gorsuch’s recent invocation of the “major questions doctrine” has ominous implications for anyone not keen on watching the government drown in dysfunction.
November 30, 2021
The Soapbox
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Sabotage the Administrative State
This week, the high court will take up the matter of Chevron deference—the judicial doctrine that currently allows the executive branch to function.
Our Writers
Kate Aronoff
Climate & Energy
Apocalypse Soon
Matt Ford
Law & The Courts
The Soapbox
Melissa Gira Grant
LGBTQ Rights
Sold Short
Jason Linkins
Power & Plutocracy
The Soapbox
Timothy Noah
Politics & Economy
The Soapbox
Tori Otten
Breaking News
The Ticker
Grace Segers
Congress & Elections
The Soapbox
Walter Shapiro
Politics & Campaigns
The Soapbox
Alex Shephard
Politics & Media
The Soapbox
Heather Souvaine Horn
Climate Change
Apocalypse Soon
Daniel Strauss
Politics & Campaigns
The Soapbox
Prem Thakker
Breaking News
The Ticker
Michael Tomasky
Politics & Ideas
The Soapbox
About
The New Republic
’s history
1