The Atlantic

Should Jeffrey Goldberg have “left the room?”

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MAGA conservatives are attacking Jeffrey Goldberg for being in the chat now known as “Signalgate.” But some are wondering why he left the chat. Here is Stephen Prager at Current Affairs: …As Goldberg watched these deliberations unfold, he was understandably […]

The Atlantic endorses Kamala Harris

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And in the process it makes a pretty strong case why Trump cannot be the next president. This is only the fourth time the magazine has weighed-in on a presidential election. The Atlantic endorsed both of Trump’s previous opponents (Clinton […]

What J.D. Vance said about Donald Trump on July 4, 2016:

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Trump’s vice presidential pick, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, was once a never-Trumper: On July 4, 2016, Vance wrote an Atlantic piece titled “Opioid of the Masses.” The subtitle was: “To many, Donald Trump feels good, but he can’t fix America’s […]

My piece today at The Atlantic

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It is titled “Part of Me Will Always Be Grateful for James Dobson.” The subtitle is “Americans deserve a fuller accounting of evangelicalism’s role in our country’s life.” Regular readers of Current will recognize some of these ideas. Here is […]

A writer for The Atlantic discovers pizza

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Over at The Atlantic, Saahil Desai calls our attention to Ora Dodd’s 1949 piece on pizza. Here is a taste of Dodd’s essay: The waiter moves aside the glasses of red wine, and sets before you a king-sized open pie. […]

“If Trump Wins”

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The January/February issue of The Atlantic includes a forum titled “If Trump Wins.” It includes pieces by David Frum, Anne Applebaum, McKay Coppins, Caitlin Dickerson, Barton Gellman, Sophie Gilbert, Zoe Schlanger, and George Packer. Here is a taste of editor […]