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Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Layout shifts occur when elements move absent any user interaction. Investigate the causes of layout shifts, such as elements being added, removed, or their fonts changing as the page loads.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:node label:Element subItemsHeading:map[key:extra] valueType:node] map[granularity:0.001 key:score label:Layout shift score subItemsHeading:map[key:cause valueType:text] valueType:numeric]]
items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.000676] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:991 height:29 left:934 right:1310 top:963 width:376] lhId:page-6-P nodeLabel:DAVE ZIRIN path:4,HTML,2,BODY,9,SECTION,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,0,DIV,4,P selector:div.collection__row > div.collections__card > div.collections__card-content > p.knockout snippet:<p class="knockout "> type:node] score:0.000676 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Unsized image element extra:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:973 height:527 left:40 right:876 top:446 width:836] lhId:page-5-IMG nodeLabel:A group of pastors praying over 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump at… path:4,HTML,2,BODY,9,SECTION,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG selector:div.collection__row > div.collections__card > a.collections__card-image-link > img.collections__card-image snippet:<img decoding="async" class="collections__card-image" srcset="https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TrumpPrayedOver.jpg 1…" src="https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TrumpPrayedOver.jpg" alt="A group of pastors praying over 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Tru…"> type:node]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/SuisseIntlCond-Medium-WebS.06ae4d0b.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarText-Regular.88aba283.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarDisplay-Italic.a1a85746.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarHeadline-Italic.e603bb9d.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarDisplay-Regular.b66d9b2b.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarHeadline-Regular.2fa77264.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarText-Italic.66841236.woff2]]] type:subitems]]]
headings: [map[key:node label:Element subItemsHeading:map[key:extra] valueType:node] map[granularity:0.001 key:score label:Layout shift score subItemsHeading:map[key:cause valueType:text] valueType:numeric]]
items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.102497] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:0 height:0 left:0 right:0 top:0 width:0] lhId:page-11-META nodeLabel:head > meta path:4,HTML,1,HEAD,19,META selector:head > meta snippet:<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> type:node] score:0.07435] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:8125 height:8029 left:0 right:1350 top:96 width:1350] lhId:page-10-SECTION nodeLabel:Donald Trump, Televangelist in Chief Donald Trump, Televangelist in Chief As t… path:4,HTML,2,BODY,9,SECTION selector:body.home > section#content snippet:<section id="content" role="main" class="content-wrapper"> type:node] score:0.028147]]

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLEst Savings
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarText-...40 ms
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/SuisseInt...35 ms
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarHeadl...35 ms
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarText-...30 ms
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarDispl...30 ms
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarDispl...25 ms
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/fonts/IvarHeadl...25 ms

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:28.683 source:map[column:193183 line:318 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/index.js?ver=4da6ed083c1147a25c46 urlProvider:network]]]
headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:145.561 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:7.378 source:map[column:50006 line:317 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/index.js?ver=4da6ed083c1147a25c46 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:10.122 source:map[column:23935 line:317 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/index.js?ver=4da6ed083c1147a25c46 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.4 source:map[column:4237 line:317 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/index.js?ver=4da6ed083c1147a25c46 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:37.972 source:map[column:41052 line:317 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/index.js?ver=4da6ed083c1147a25c46 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.075 source:map[column:57 line:818 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:17.895 source:map[column:30147 line:0 type:source-location url:https://cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.612 source:map[column:2829 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/min/modernizr.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.395 source:map[column:4805 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/min/modernizr.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:3.029 source:map[column:5335 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/min/modernizr.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.124 source:map[column:7507 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/min/modernizr.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.132 source:map[column:7532 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/min/modernizr.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:8.279 source:map[column:23696 line:0 type:source-location url:https://cds.connatix.com/p/320936758/connatix.player.js?cid=e32e0f82-bdfa-4b85-b436-c28aab565807&pid=ddeea416-329c-4330-9573-0815de45e6de urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
Cover of May 2026 Issue div.container > div.cta__container > a.cta__mag-cover > img
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cover2605.jpg334.5 KiB321.2 KiB
Elie Mystal div.container > div.nation-voices__authors > div.nation-voices__author > img.nation-voices__author-headshot
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mystal_red_illus.png230.7 KiB227.0 KiB
Katha Pollitt div.container > div.nation-voices__authors > div.nation-voices__author > img.nation-voices__author-headshot
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Katha_red_illus.png182.4 KiB178.1 KiB
Jeet Heer div.container > div.nation-voices__authors > div.nation-voices__author > img.nation-voices__author-headshot
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Heer_red_illus.png146.0 KiB142.2 KiB
Dave Zirin div.container > div.nation-voices__authors > div.nation-voices__author > img.nation-voices__author-headshot
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Zirin_red_illus.png140.1 KiB136.4 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-5-IMG
nodeLabel: A group of pastors praying over 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump at…
path: 4,HTML,2,BODY,9,SECTION,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG
selector: div.collection__row > div.collections__card > a.collections__card-image-link > img.collections__card-image
snippet: <img decoding="async" class="collections__card-image" srcset="https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TrumpPrayedOver.jpg 1…" src="https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TrumpPrayedOver.jpg" alt="A group of pastors praying over 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Tru…">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.
description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates
value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer SizeDuration
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/index.css?ver=1...67.6 KiB113 ms
www.thenation.com/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.836.1 KiB57 ms
a.pub.network/thenation-com/cls.css1.1 KiB278 ms
www.thenation.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.819.5 KiB57 ms
/wp-content/plugins/form-maker/css/style_submissions.css?...1.1 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/form-maker/css/jquery-ui-spinner.css?...6.6 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/form-maker/css/form_maker_frontend.cs...509 B
www.thenation.com/wp-content/plugins/form-maker/css/calendar-jos.css?ver=6.81.1 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/form-maker/css/jquery-ui-1.10.3.custo...6.5 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/style.css30.0 KiB113 ms
/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/stylesheets/jquery.bxsl...1.6 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=6.81.3 KiB

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
/thenation-com/ab_test/history/7485569a-6b7a-4674-b14c-40...1800.0 s200.6 KiB
/thenation-com/ab_test/history/7485569a-6b7a-4674-b14c-40...1800.0 s158.2 KiB
html-load.cc/script/d3d3LnRoZW5hdGlvbi5jb20.js300.0 s129.6 KiB
maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&ver=6.81800.0 s100.5 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/Notice.8f529.js3600.0 s91.2 KiB
cdn.confiant-integrations.net/33CYnLkVKFSMCUwC1MMcR-L4HeU/video/config.js1100.0 s53.0 KiB
ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js600.0 s48.1 KiB
/js/sharethis.js600.0 s46.9 KiB
/signals/config/233793277040432?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...1200.0 s46.1 KiB
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js3600.0 s40.4 KiB
/thenation-com/ab_test/history/7485569a-6b7a-4674-b14c-40...1800.0 s28.7 KiB
a.pub.network/thenation-com/pubfig.min.js1800.0 s26.3 KiB
cdn.speedcurve.com/js/lux.js?id=5986584293600.0 s11.3 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js86400.0 s15.9 KiB
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/Notice.30929.css3600.0 s6.7 KiB
/beacon.min.js/v8c78df7c7c0f484497ecbca7046644da177152312...86400.0 s10.7 KiB
a.pub.network/core/prebid-universal-creative.js86400.0 s10.1 KiB
/cdn-cgi/scripts/7d0fa10a/cloudflare-static/rocket-loader...2865.0 s4.0 KiB
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/polyfills.01516.js3600.0 s2.3 KiB
buttons-config.sharethis.com/js/6450c80758d32d001add5670.js60.0 s1.0 KiB
a.pub.network/thenation-com/cls.css1800.0 s1.1 KiB
/tr/?id=233793277040432&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww....0.0 ms16 B

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 209 ms
URLTime Spent
thenation.com/209 ms
www.thenation.com/0.0 ms

These are the largest layout shifts observed on the page. Each table item represents a single layout shift, and shows the element that shifted the most. Below each item are possible root causes that led to the layout shift. Some of these layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due to windowing. Learn how to improve CLS

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

ElementLayout shift score
head > meta head > meta
0.074
Donald Trump, Televangelist in Chief Donald Trump, Televangelist in Chief As t… body.home > section#content
0.028
DAVE ZIRIN div.collection__row > div.collections__card > div.collections__card-content > p.knockout
0.001

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 170 ms 141.9 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/index.css?ver=1...67.3 KiB58.4 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.835.9 KiB35.9 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/style.css29.8 KiB28.5 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.819.2 KiB19.1 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation1.4 s
Style & Layout367 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation273 ms
Other255 ms
Garbage Collection42 ms
Parse HTML & CSS37 ms
Rendering33 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reasonFailure type
The page has an unload handler in the main frame.Actionable

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 16.0 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/index.css?ver=1...67.6 KiB10.8 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/style.css30.0 KiB5.3 KiB

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 76.6 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?v...158.4 KiB60.6 KiB
platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js46.4 KiB13.9 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/form-maker/js/calendar/calendar_funct...5.4 KiB2.2 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 1.8 MiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/thenation-com/ab_test/history/7485569a-6b7a-4674-b14c-40...200.1 KiB166.1 KiB
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js361.8 KiB156.1 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...187.4 KiB143.2 KiB
/thenation-com/ab_test/history/7485569a-6b7a-4674-b14c-40...157.7 KiB126.3 KiB
/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?v...158.1 KiB115.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-M47P17Y4QM&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1173.0 KiB110.6 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/the-nation-2023/build/index.js?ver=4d...142.9 KiB110.0 KiB
html-load.cc/script/d3d3LnRoZW5hdGlvbi5jb20.js128.8 KiB88.7 KiB
cds.connatix.com/p/320936758/player.ads.js95.1 KiB87.2 KiB
/p/320936758/connatix.player.js?cid=e32e0f82-bdfa-4b85-b4...138.6 KiB72.3 KiB
cdn.confiant-integrations.net/video/202603241056/wrap.js125.1 KiB70.9 KiB
cds.connatix.com/p/320936758/player.hls.js74.8 KiB67.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=G-M47P17Y4QM&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1173.0 KiB64.2 KiB
maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&ver=6.8100.1 KiB63.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-54LKCF3162.6 KiB55.8 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/prebid4.5.0.js59.7 KiB44.1 KiB
cds.connatix.com/p/320936758/player.renderer.js44.1 KiB40.4 KiB
maps.google.com/maps-api-v3/api/js/64/9c/util.js100.1 KiB37.8 KiB
ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js47.7 KiB37.7 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js96.5 KiB31.4 KiB
maps.google.com/maps-api-v3/api/js/64/9c/common.js41.0 KiB30.1 KiB
platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js46.3 KiB26.9 KiB
www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js33.9 KiB24.1 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.134.7 KiB22.1 KiB
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/unified/4.40.1/usnat.f12613136193900e32e2.bundle.js41.6 KiB21.3 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer Size
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js362.4 KiB
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js361.9 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cover2605.jpg335.3 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mystal_red_illus.png231.3 KiB
/thenation-com/ab_test/history/7485569a-6b7a-4674-b14c-40...200.6 KiB
/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/splitscreen_cheney_roosevelt_...199.7 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...187.4 KiB
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Katha_red_illus.png182.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=G-M47P17Y4QM&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1173.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-M47P17Y4QM&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1173.1 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
Cover of May 2026 Issue div.menu__row > div.menu__col > a.menu__col-link > img.menu__current-issue
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cover2605.jpg
Cover of May 2026 Issue div.container > div.cta__container > a.cta__mag-cover > img
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cover2605.jpg
Katha Pollitt div.container > div.nation-voices__authors > div.nation-voices__author > img.nation-voices__author-headshot
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Katha_red_illus.png
Elie Mystal div.container > div.nation-voices__authors > div.nation-voices__author > img.nation-voices__author-headshot
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mystal_red_illus.png
Dave Zirin div.container > div.nation-voices__authors > div.nation-voices__author > img.nation-voices__author-headshot
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Zirin_red_illus.png
Jeet Heer div.container > div.nation-voices__authors > div.nation-voices__author > img.nation-voices__author-headshot
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Heer_red_illus.png
A group of pastors praying over 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump at… div.collection__row > div.collections__card > a.collections__card-image-link > img.collections__card-image
www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TrumpPrayedOver.jpg
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More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Max Potential First Input Delay 120 ms
●Optimize DOM size
●LCP breakdown
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●User Timing marks and measures 15 user timings
●JavaScript execution time 1.1 s
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 9 long tasks found
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 100 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 210 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 40 ms
○INP breakdown
○Avoid non-composited animations
100

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
○The page has a logical tab order
○Visual order on the page follows DOM order
○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
○Custom controls have associated labels
○Custom controls have ARIA roles
●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
●Buttons have an accessible name
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Form elements have associated labels
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
●Links have a discernible name
●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Identical links have the same purpose.
●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○ARIA input fields have accessible names
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
○ARIA IDs are unique
○No form fields have multiple labels
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Skip links are focusable.
○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
77

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
Topics
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Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.
/cdn-cgi/scripts/7d0fa10a/cloudflare-static/rocket-loader...
AttributionReporting
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js line 279, col 769

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
www.thenation.com/ line 1, col 8753
Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: [data-ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"-abide] at i.error (https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39:1688:13) at i.tokenize (https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39:2030:39) at i.compile (https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39:2044:32) at i.select (https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39:2203:24) at i (https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39:1260:14) at i.matches (https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39:1658:14) at Y.filter (https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39:2262:18) at n (https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39:713:13) at Y.fn.init.is (https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39:2294:18) at Object.f [as bindings] (https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?ver=2.2.39:5092:23)
certify-js.alexametrics.com/atrk.js
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED
prod-paywall.thenation.com/api/fetch-experience/
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 401 ()

Source maps translate minified code to the original source code. This helps developers debug in production. In addition, Lighthouse is able to provide further insights. Consider deploying source maps to take advantage of these benefits. Learn more about source maps.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLMap URL
/wp-content/themes/thenation-2023/js/javascripts/all.js?v...
html-load.cc/script/d3d3LnRoZW5hdGlvbi5jb20.jshtml-load.cc/loader.min.js.map
cdn.speedcurve.com/js/lux.js?id=598658429cdn.speedcurve.com/js/lux.min.js.map
ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.jsak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js.map
●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids third-party cookies
●Allows users to paste into input fields
●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
●Displays images with correct aspect ratio
●Serves images with appropriate resolution
●Page has the HTML doctype
●Properly defines charset
●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
●Use a strong HSTS policy
●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
85

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Crawling and Indexing

Search engines may use `href` attributes on links to crawl websites. Ensure that the `href` attribute of anchor elements links to an appropriate destination, so more pages of the site can be discovered. Learn how to make links crawlable

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Uncrawlable Link
x body.home > div.tn-show-sfg-subs-popup > div.tn-sfg-subs-popup > a.tn-sfg-subs-close

If your robots.txt file is malformed, crawlers may not be able to understand how you want your website to be crawled or indexed. Learn more about robots.txt.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Line #ContentError
12Disallow: https://www.thenation.com/teaching_guide-sitemap1.xmlPattern should either be empty, start with "/" or "*"
13Disallow: https://www.thenation.com/teaching_guide-sitemap2.xmlPattern should either be empty, start with "/" or "*"
14Disallow: https://www.thenation.com/teaching_guide-sitemap3.xmlPattern should either be empty, start with "/" or "*"
15Disallow: https://www.thenation.com/teaching_guide-sitemap4.xmlPattern should either be empty, start with "/" or "*"

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

○Structured data is valid
●Page isn’t blocked from indexing
●Document has a `<title>` element
●Document has a meta description
●Page has successful HTTP status code
●Links have descriptive text
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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