When The Disruption Hits The Fan: Why The New Republic Has To Stop Being So Conservative
“The New Republic is frankly an experiment,” its editors wrote in its debut issue, which appeared a little over 100 years ago in November 1914. The experiment got off to a shaky start. The first issue sold just 875 copies. At the newsstand rate of ten cents a copy, net proceeds were $87.50. While circulation rose in…