Skip Navigation
Jodie Foster
January 24, 2024
MagazinePhillip Maciak
True Detective: Night Country and the Demise of Crime-Riddle TV
A decade ago, the series turned viewers into sleuths, hotly debating plot details and clues. That era of TV is over.
May 10, 2011
David Thomson
David Thomson on Films: ‘The Beaver’
March 18, 2010
Jonathan Chait
That Seventies Review
January 25, 2006
Christopher Orr
Bigger, Badder
July 12, 1982
Stephen Cohen
It’s a Mad, Mad Verdict
Hinckley got off, but the verdict on the insanity defense is guilty.

Our Writers

Illustrated headshot of Kate Aronoff
Kate Aronoff
Climate & Energy
Illustrated headshot of Malcolm Ferguson
Malcolm Ferguson
Breaking News
Illustrated headshot of Matt Ford
Matt Ford
Law & the Courts
Illustrated headshot of Melissa Gira Grant
Melissa Gira Grant
LGBTQ Rights
Illustrated headshot of Heather Souvaine Horn
Heather Souvaine Horn
Climate Change
Illustrated headshot of Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Breaking News
Illustrated headshot of Jason Linkins
Jason Linkins
Power & Plutocracy
Illustrated headshot of Timothy Noah
Timothy Noah
Politics & Economy
Illustrated headshot of Edith Olmsted
Edith Olmsted
Breaking News
Illustrated headshot of Monica Potts
Monica Potts
Politics & Class
Illustrated headshot of Hafiz Rashid
Hafiz Rashid
Breaking News
Illustrated headshot of Greg Sargent
Greg Sargent
Politics & Democracy
Illustrated headshot of Grace Segers
Grace Segers
Congress & Elections
Illustrated headshot of Alex Shephard
Alex Shephard
Politics & Media
Illustrated headshot of Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky
Politics & Ideas
Three black-and-white mock-ups for The New Republic in its founding year, 1914, with bold serif typography symbolizing the magazine’s historical commitment to liberalism.
About The New Republic’s history