Her new novel captures a generation's beleaguered idealism.

Can civic republicanism help save the planet?

As 18 million Baby Boomers brace for the financial insecurity of old age, Democrats are pushing to expand Social Security and other elderly benefits.

To make progress in America, the left needs a coherent international agenda.

Long before Trump came on the scene, key congressional Republicans had been sidling up to nativist and authoritarian leaders across the globe.

The case against American military supremacy

The banal, evil, all-destructive reign of Mitch McConnell

The unlikely, energizing friendship of Hugh Kenner and Guy Davenport

Édouard Louis confronts the French elite’s contempt for the poor.

Why we need a Marshall Plan to fight climate change

Can the artist’s things tell us what drove her?

Economic liberalization can be just as traumatic as military intervention.

New York City's child welfare agency has a reputation for unjustly targeting low-income families of color. Can it change?

Unearthing The New Republic's intellectual roots

A new book attempts to deepen the philosophical dimension of a revived left.

The show’s new season lays bare the pretensions of beloved films.

Is the movement to stop Donald Trump just an exercise in branding?