Emma Green
Will Anyone Remember 11 Dead Jews?
Eric Lidji is on a one-man mission to keep the Tree of Life massacre from becoming just another entry on a long list of mass shootings and anti-Semitic attacks.
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Getty / The Atlantic Denver Riggleman Has Seen the Future of the Republican Party
Republicans used to think they’d succeed through moderation and inclusion. That’s over.
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Nick Oxford / Bloomberg / Getty The Christmas Crisis
America needs Christmas cheer more than ever. Maybe next year.
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Highlights / The Atlantic How to Keep Your Kids Out of the Culture War
Even children are feeling the anxiety of the 2020 political season.
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Raymond McCrea Jones / Redux The Evangelical Reckoning Begins
Andy Stanley, the pastor of one of the largest megachurches in the country, ponders the future of an influential corner of American Christianity.
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Melissa Golden / Redux / Valerie Chiang What Just Happened in Georgia?
The once reliably red southern state just flipped blue. Its transformation has been a long time coming.
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Marc Piscotty / Getty A Look at the Future of Abortion From Colorado
Abortion-rights opponents pushed a 22-week limit because they believed they could win. They were wrong.
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Jason Fulford The Catholic Temptation
Former Vice President Joe Biden is using his Scranton bona fides to win over a key voting bloc.
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Susan Walsh / AP The Amy Coney Barrett Hail-Mary Touchdown
Republicans understand that Barrett’s confirmation is coming just a week before a potential electoral “bloodbath.” They don’t care.
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Erin Schaff / The New York Times / ... How the Senate Stopped Pretending
Senators grapple with the reality that they have destroyed their own house.
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Jim Lo Scalzo / Getty No One Likes Amy Coney Barrett’s Abortion Answer
Nine unelected justices control the outcome of the abortion debate, which feels good only when your side is winning.
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Kevin Dietsch / Getty The Irony at the Heart of the Amy Coney Barrett Fight
Republicans are pitching Donald Trump’s third Supreme Court nominee as a feminist icon at a time when the party is intensely unpopular among American women.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic How Conservatives Really Feel About Amy Coney Barrett
Even Trump-skeptical Republicans are relishing the prospect of a 6–3 Court.
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The Atlantic / Getty Biden and Harris Need an Answer on Court Packing
The pressure to take a position, not just from Republicans, but also from fellow Democrats, may only grow.
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Julio Cortez / AP Why Can’t He Just Say It?
President Donald Trump refused to clearly condemn white supremacy at last night’s debate. This was no accident.
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Samuel Corum / The New York Times / ... The True Victors of Trump’s Supreme Court Nomination
Amy Coney Barrett’s ascension is a triumph for the conservative legal movement.
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Al Drago / The New York Times / ... Is This Really the End of Abortion?
Democrats might crush Republicans in November. With a 6–3 conservative Supreme Court majority, abortion rights could still be decimated.
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Christophe Vander Eecken / laif / Redux The Pandemic Has Parents Fleeing From Schools—Maybe Forever
COVID-19 is a catalyst for families who were already skeptical of the traditional school system—and are now thinking about leaving it for good.
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Schwartz / Getty / The Atlantic Michael Steele Isn’t Having It
“Kiss my ass. I haven’t changed, baby. You have.”
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Getty / The Atlantic The RNC Is Terrified of Losing Women Voters
GOP leaders sold a female-friendly version of Donald Trump at the convention, despite dark parts of the president’s history.
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Lawrence Bryant / Reuters The McCloskeys’ Unsubtle Message to White America
Mark and Patricia McCloskey appeared at the Republican National Convention to warn that Democrats want to “abolish the suburbs.” Their vision of America is premised on fear—and dominating others.
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