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Illustration by Valerie Chiang; Andrew Harnik-Pool / Getty; … How Democrats Lost the Courts
Justice Stephen Breyer hasn’t retired yet. But filling Supreme Court seats is just one battle in a war over the judiciary—one that progressives worry they’re losing.
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Courtesy of Esau McCaulley / The Atlantic The Vortex of White Evangelicalism
“Every single Christian of color who is proximate to evangelical spaces gets called everything but a child of God. And that’s just part of the work.”
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photoart23D / Getty; Steve Cicero / Getty; Katie … The Perverse Consequences of the NCAA Ruling
The high court’s decision was overdue. It will also usher in a new world.
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Alamy / Los Angeles Examiner / Corbis / … The Other July 4
On July 4, 1776, the United States committed itself to a set of principles. It did not always live up to those words. But the words exerted their own power.
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Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post / Getty Trump Is Preparing for the Worst
Watch for early indications that the legal process may end badly for the former president.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Real Threat to American Catholicism
The American Catholic bishops’ fight with President Joe Biden reveals much about the state of the Church.
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The Atlantic We’re Not Ready for Another Pandemic
The next big plague is coming, and despite making progress on pandemic preparedness, the U.S. might still suffer mass casualties. Here’s why.
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Getty / The Atlantic The High Cost of Divorce
Divorce is so expensive and complicated that it leaves many poor people trapped in bad marriages.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Remember Who Tucker Carlson Is
When a flagrantly unreliable narrator narrated his own story, people across the media spectrum responded as if he could be trusted. Why?
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Chris Jobs / Alamy; Evgenia Vasileva / Getty; … The Fight Over Canada’s Founding Prime Minister
Attacks on symbols of nationhood are not merely symbolic actions. They strike at the nationhood the symbol represents.
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Atta Kenare / AFP / Getty; The Atlantic Iran Stops Pretending
The rigged “election” of Ebrahim Raisi as Iran’s next president has the potential to be a turning point for the country. But its significance will be fully understood only in hindsight.
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Samuel Corum / Getty The Strange Elegance of Joe Manchin’s Voter-ID Deal
Voter-ID laws are noxious. But they don’t suppress turnout that much.
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Kamil Krzaczynski / Getty Americans Say Immigrants Should Learn English. But U.S. Policy Makes That Hard.
Immigrants who speak English earn more and are better accepted by Americans. But the U.S. fails to provide sufficient free English classes for newcomers.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Conservative Publishing Industry Has a Joe Biden Problem
Neither authors nor publishing houses have figured out how to turn the new president into a compelling villain.
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Movie Poster Image Art / Getty The Porn Crisis That Isn’t
Some states now consider pornography to be a health threat. But stigmatizing porn can do more harm than good.
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Earl Gibson III / Getty T. D. Jakes on How White Evangelicals Lost Their Way
“The numbers have dropped, but the trauma has not.” One of America’s foremost pastors reflects on religion, race, and the pandemic.
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Damon Winter / The New York Times / … Andrew Yang, Political Kardashian
Yang is the first celebrity candidate who’s famous for being a celebrity candidate—and he’s defined the New York City mayoral race around him.
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Chip Somodevilla / Drew Angerer / Getty / … Mitt Romney’s Family Plan and the Death of D.C. Dealmaking
President Joe Biden’s chief of staff called the Republican senator’s plan “encouraging.” So why does it seem to be dead on arrival?
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Aaron Richter / The New York Times / … Dr. Ruth on Finding Love After the Pandemic
The nearly 93-year-old sex therapist has survived a lot of trauma. But she’s ready to get back to normal life.
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Samuel Corum / Jim Watson / Getty / … The Inside Story of Joe Biden’s Most Fateful Decision
His mind was made up about a 2020 presidential run—until it wasn’t.
