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They’re both boring. They’re both pious. They both have glasses. Can you tell them apart?

Can you tell the irritating, self-promoting blabbermouths apart?

They both hate the nanny state and think masculinity is under attack. Can you tell them apart?

The critics have weighed in. Now it’s your turn.

Not “best.” Not “favorite.” Not “most likable.” Most significant. Some are obvious. Some obscure. A few will be controversial. Let the debate begin.

Our—incomplete—guide to the list’s oversights, travesties, and glaring omissions

When the anti-elitist rhetoric of the privileged all sounds the same

It can be hard to tell the real attention-starved narcissist from the fictional one.

Racists from different eras still sound a lot alike.

My vision for America

My stellar accomplishments

My early and work years

“For them, chaos is the point. But we have choices in response.”

See how well you tell apart the fabulists from “Seinfeld” and Congress.

Here are the in-depth stories our editors and readers alike loved this year.

The Simpsons character and the guy ruining Twitter often sound a lot alike.

They need to show “how close we came to losing our democracy, and embracing full-blown fascism.”

Why do Charlie Brown and Democrats keep falling for it every time they pull the football away?

Our exclusive survey reveals that a majority of Republicans believe the January 6 insurrection was an “act of patriotism.”

A TNR editorial