Skip Navigation
justice
October 10, 2014
Nina Martin
This Alabama Judge Has Figured Out How to Dismantle Roe v. Wade
Tom Parker's writings fuel the biggest threat to abortion rights in a generation
October 8, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama Is Siding Against Workers at the Supreme Court
And the reason may have nothing to do with the law
October 8, 2014
Mugambi Jouet
America's Great Big Blind Spot on Human Rights
September 28, 2014
Jeffrey Rosen
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is an American Hero
She's staying put—and has some choice words for young feminists. An interview.
September 25, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
A Dash Cam Didn't Stop This White Officer From Shooting an Unarmed Black Man
But it did lead to his firing and arrest
September 25, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Gay-Marriage Hero David Boies Has an Infuriating New Cause
The Prop. 8 lawyer is helping a former Wall Street CEO sue the U.S., and it's costing taxpayers a fortune
September 16, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
Obama's Legal Basis for Bombing Iraq Keeps Shifting
The 2002 AUMF is politically disastrous for the Obama administration
September 6, 2014
Ian McEwan
The Heartwrenching Court Cases That Inspired My New Novel
September 4, 2014
Brian Beutler
Antonin Scalia Used This Wrongful Conviction to Defend the Death Penalty
September 3, 2014
Rebecca Leber
Is Revenge Porn Legal in Your State?
Based on this map, it probably is
August 25, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
The Hague Treats War Criminals More Humanely Than Gitmo Treats Its Detainees
August 25, 2014
Naomi Shavin
Our Government Has No Idea How Often Police Get Violent With Civilians
August 21, 2014
Brian Beutler
St. Louis Police Killed Kajieme Powell Because They Were Following Insane Rules
August 20, 2014
Jerry A. Coyne
The Catholic Church Prefers Medieval Barbarism to Modern Abortion
August 18, 2014
Angela J. Davis
Justice for Michael Brown Rests Almost Entirely in the Hands of This One Man
August 11, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
Obama Wants to Put Torture Behind Us, But It Still Haunts Guantanamo Every Single Day
August 10, 2014
Jason Zengerle
The New Racism
This is how the civil rights movement ends
August 8, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
Obama Is Right to Bomb Islamic Militants, But His Reasons Are Wrong
August 4, 2014
Eric A. Posner
Obama Is Legally Allowed to Enforce—or Not Enforce—the Law
Ross Douthat misunderstands the separation of powers
July 23, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
The Conservative Ruling Against Obamacare Is Legally Laughable

Our Writers

Illustrated headshot of Kate Aronoff
Kate Aronoff
Climate & Energy
Illustrated headshot of Perry Bacon
Perry Bacon
Trumpism & Its Opponents
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