Catherine Breillat’s provocative new film is like a watercolor dabbed with cyanide.

A powerful nonprofit, closely allied with the Florida governor, sued one of its former scientists for stealing trade secrets. What was it really after?

Can an influx of new arrivals save the state’s vulnerable Democrats?

A new book argues that worship of the Constitution has distorted our politics.

Is the American experiment doomed?

A short homage to The New Republic’s longtime illustrator and caricaturist

Is the creed that’s always reexamining itself up to the task of stopping authoritarianism? In a word—yes.

America never really was liberal, and that’s not the right fight anyway. The fight now is for democracy.

The answer is simple: policies that reflect homespun values and stick up for people getting the short end of the stick.

This magazine’s own history reflects liberalism’s halting progress. Can it, and we, do better?

Needed: a liberalism that ceases to fear itself.

We are vastly outnumbered, but our record of accomplishment is formidable. Today, though, the task before us is as grave as ever.

Sure, “The Sopranos” is art, but “Real Housewives”?

Why the New York Democrat chose Israel over his progressive colleagues

The man has been running scams for decades. But now, with either the White House or the Big House beckoning, he’s kicked it into overdrive.

How a spoof conspiracy theory became a perfect study of how misinformation spreads

How Joe Biden can help fix the nation’s chronic housing problem—and win the 2024 election

Weapons contractors are raking in billions from America’s support for Israel and Ukraine. It’s time to rein them in.