In 2020, @helenlewis writes, a Guggenheim curator was forced out of her job over allegations of racism that an investigation deemed unfounded. What did her ousting accomplish? on.theatln.tc/K2ofY9d
"The false solution to climate change isn’t geoengineering or nuclear energy—it's the belief that we can decarbonize the economy only by upending our economic system," @AlecStapp writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
"When I arrived for the first interview...the club was empty because it had been closed off after a COVID-19 scare. 'COVID,' Trump said as he described the club’s closure, 'turns out, not good.'" @maggieNYT reports on three conversations with Trump: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
“The results of his policies suggest that [Xi Jinping] is weakening, not strengthening, China as a competitor to the United States,” writes @MichaelSchuman. “The longer Xi remains at China's helm, the less competitive the country may become”: theatlantic.com/internationa…
“The chief reason to doubt how much Meloni will change Italy is simply that she is neither as popular nor as powerful as her electoral victory may suggest,” writes @Yascha_Mounk: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
The Uyghur novelist Perhat Tursun has captured the persecution and indignities suffered by his people. He has also produced a remarkable work of fiction, writes Ed Park. theatlantic.com/books/archiv…
“Maybe it was her age—about that of my own daughters—or maybe it was the specific circumstances of her murder, which were both mundane and completely insane.” @petersagal on the killing he couldn’t forget. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
"It can be quite difficult to discuss the Holocaust, a travesty so vast that it defies description. But we can know what not to say. To that end, here is a handy five-point guide explaining how not to talk about the Holocaust," writes @Yair_Rosenberg: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
"Even if he manages to fire up some supporters by explicitly endorsing QAnon, he is likely to alienate many more Americans for whom the cult’s ideas seem creepy and off-putting," @juliettekayyem writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Putin’s erratic actions are not those of a secure leader, @anneapplebaum writes. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
The complaint filed today by New York Attorney General Letitia James is remarkable not for the shrewdness of the misconduct it alleges, but for its audacity, writes @GrahamDavidA: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Full independence from the United States—not statehood—is the only just future for Puerto Rico, @jaquiradiaz argues: theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
"The cure for burnout is not self-care. The cure for burnout is all of us caring for each other,” Amelia Nagoski, one of the authors of @burnoutbook, speaks about quiet quitting with @mimbsy: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
On Banned Books Week, it's worth remembering that the overwhelming majority of censored books never make the news, writes @condorgoodwing in this investigation into what actually happens when a book gets banned. theatlantic.com/books/archiv…
"People curious about the dramatic changes in the [Republican] party over the past several years often start with the 2016 election, but they would do better to look back to 1992," writes @pastpunditry: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
"Democrats of all ideological stripes should use this moment to celebrate the very places that could become permanent homes for migrants fleeing violence and economic calamity," @RossBarkan writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
This term, the Supreme Court is poised to dismantle the Voting Rights Act by gutting a key provision. For Chief Justice John Roberts, it’s the culmination of a decades-long quest, @GreenhouseLinda writes: theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
"The struggle to codify Trumpism and transform it into a working philosophy is under way, to mixed results so far," writes @shadihamid: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
“A great country cannot be governed by juvenile memes from hate-filled message boards,” writes @davidfrum: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
"Barr has realized that Trump, far from being the indispensable person for the realization of his vision of an autocratic president, has become perhaps the greatest obstacle to its achievement," Donald Ayer writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
