Ryan Kearney

The results are in: newrepublic.com/article/2056...

Staff Writer The New Republic is seeking a Washington-based staff writer to help us launch an exciting new project. The ideal candidate has above all else a nose for news: a hunger to get scoops, to chase existing...

Calling all ex-Posties: The New Republic is hiring a staff writer in D.C. for an exciting new political reporting project. tnr.bamboohr.com/careers/150

Clarence Thomas Has Lost the Plot The associate justice’s dissent in the tariffs case deserves some extra attention, because it his hopelessly uncoupled from law, history, and the Constitution.

"In addition to his various historical citations, Thomas cites his own previous opinions on 17 separate occasions, more than all of the other justices combined." newrepublic.com/article/2069...

As ICE Buys Up Warehouses, Even Some Trump Voters Say No

So the woman in this lede anecdote only objects to the ICE warehouse next to her gym because her cheerleading students might get a glimpse of Trump's fascist machinery. No hint of moral regret about voting for the person who's putting innocent people in shackles. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

Fixed it.

Talk about burying the lede. Third graf from bottom. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...

Finally, an award Stephen Miller deserves. newrepublic.com/article/2046...

Editorial Intern The New Republic is seeking an intern to join our editorial team on January 5, 2026. The position pays $15 - $20/hour and lasts until July 3. This is a full-time position during regular business hours...

The New Republic is hiring a paid, full-time editorial intern in D.C. or NYC. Great opportunity to get writing clips. Start date is early January and it lasts six months.
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ChatGPT: Still useless.

Wikipedia Declares Trump an Authoritarian a single editor repeatedly inserted the same "authoritarian" framing into multiple wikipedia articles, creating an illusion

So in other words Wikipedia is proving to be a more reliable source of truth than many mainstream outlets?

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Can you *imagine* if the Times saw bags or envelopes of cash at a Zohran rally?

Trump’s Takeover of D.C. Is Not a Distraction. It’s the Whole Point. Yes, his approval rating is tanking and he’s still trying to shake the Epstein scandal. But he’s been foreshadowing this authoritarian power grab for years—and yet Democrats still weren’t ready for it...

The takeover of DC is not a distraction, my latest newrepublic.com/article/1992...

"some locals" (via @axios.com)

Breaking News Editor, Temporary The New Republic is looking for a creative, experienced, and judicious on-call breaking news editor to guide our hourly coverage of the events shaping the day. This is a temporary position that will p...

TNR is looking for an editor to cover our breaking news desk on a temporary basis (1-2 weeks at a time). Details here: tnr.bamboohr.com/careers/148

Real Men Steal Countries: Inside Trump’s Absurd Greenland Obsession An underdressed reporter journeys across icy, barren Greenland—and into Trump’s bored, nineteenth-century brain.

TNR sent an underdressed reporter (Chris Hooks) to journey across icy, barren Greenland—and into Trump’s bored, nineteenth-century brain. A rollicking longread.

@longreads.com

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We're so thrilled Monica is joining The New Republic as our class politics reporter.

FYI to other media orgs: This was the most popular job we've posted in my 12 years at TNR. Create this position at your company, and I'll recommend some fantastic candidates.

Egging houses is just too expensive these days An old-school prank falls victim to high egg prices.

It’s only Thursday but here’s the dumbest, gruel-est Axios story of the week: www.axios.com/2025/03/20/e...

This @gregsargent.bsky.social report shows how the assault on USAID is hurting American businesses (in addition to the horror of denying lifesaving nutrition to starving children).

newrepublic.com/article/1919...

50 Terrible Songs on Great Albums A list of 50 terrible songs on otherwise great, classic albums, from the Beatles and Bob Dylan to Harry Styles and Taylor Swift

A track from "Harvest Moon" is rightly on this list. But it is not "Old King." This would be a brilliant troll if I thought Rolling Stone was capable of it.

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

D.C. news station quietly scrubs stories on gas stove health dangers Advocates say Washington Gas, a WUSA9 sponsor, pressured the station to take down the stories. "News is absolutely being suppressed," one advocate said.

SCOOP: One of D.C.'s leading news stations, WUSA9, quietly took down two stories about the health impact of gas stoves to allow one of their advertisers, Washington Gas, to comment.

One of the stories remained down for 6 days. The other is still down.

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