Our culture has become obsessed with “blue zones,” where people purportedly live longer. But does the underlying research stand up to scrutiny?

Yes, he’s authoritarian. But the specific danger he poses is the chaos caused by his lack of discipline, not a triumph of the will.

A set of peculiarly American anxieties has spread across continents.

Propaganda and deceit are a feature of AI, not its downfall.

Few singer-songwriters have such fun getting under listeners’ skin.

The wealthy don’t want to retire. The middle class can barely afford to. We need a better vision for old age.

The New Republic’s staffers grapple with Donald Trump’s victory—and how Democrats should respond.

In the aftermath of a hurricane, the residents of western North Carolina are coming to terms with a new reality.

Well, reality must be faced now. But many courageous Americans are ready to fight.

The FX adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s bestseller about the Troubles is a gutting and grand limited series. But it needed more time to do its subject justice.

The road ahead is filled with peril—for our fellow Americans, the Democratic Party, and Donald Trump himself.

In Tucson, a legendary attorney was suspended for two years from representing clients in immigration court. Was the punishment warranted?

Dinaw Mengestu’s novels, layered with crisis and heartbreak, show a different side of the nation’s capital.

How Kamala Harris became an inspiring figure

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

Trump has vowed to launch a mass operation that could involve a force larger than the U.S. Army—and he promises that it will be a “bloody story.”