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Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun

January/February 2022 Issue

A photo of a crowd with a MAGA hat in the foreground and people standing on scaffolding with a Second Amendment flag and Trump banner in front of the smoke-obscured U.S. Capitol

Tucker Carlson Is Completing the Work That Trump Began

December 4, 2021

A photo illustration of Tucker Carlson speaking in one direction and Alex Jones behind him speaking in the opposite direction

Fight Like Adults

December 2, 2021

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The New Right’s Strange and Dangerous Cult of Toughness

December 1, 2021

Clint Eastwood in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" with a tear across his face that reveals a photo of Donald Trump

The Atlantic Daily: Does the GOP Have a Path Forward Without Trump?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 30, 2021

Red "A" on an envelope

Pence 2024?

November 30, 2021

Mike Pence stands in front of a microphone, half in shadow.

It Wasn’t a Hoax

November 25, 2021

Donald Trump in silhouette, backlit by a single circle of light

The Complicated Truth About Trump 2024

November 21, 2021

Former President Donald Trump is trying to retain his hold over the Republican Party.

Welcome to the Age of Lawless Masculinity

November 19, 2021

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Steve Bannon Knows Exactly What He’s Doing

November 13, 2021

How Voters Feel About Josh Hawley’s ‘Attack on Men’

Ronald Brownstein

November 12, 2021

Inside the Red-State Plot to Take Down a Top Trump Ally

November 12, 2021

A photo of Mike Lee between two pieces of red paper

The Man Who Made January 6 Possible

Jonathan D. Karl

November 9, 2021

John McEntee's face with Trump's eyes peering over a group of loyalists in suits

The Forgotten Secret of Trump’s Success

November 8, 2021

The White House with the Hollywood sign embedded on it

Saturday Night Live Turns the Big Lie Into a Big Farce

November 7, 2021

James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the "Aaron Rodgers Trump" cold open

The Atlantic Daily: Good News for Trumpism, Bad News for Trump

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 3, 2021

The Virginia Results Aren’t the Victory Trump Thinks They Are

David A. Graham

November 3, 2021

A black and white photo of Donald Trump

Oh God, Another Newsletter

Molly Jong-Fast

November 1, 2021

Why Never Trumpers Should Bet on DeSantis Now

Conor Friedersdorf

October 31, 2021

Trump Endorses His Legacy

October 28, 2021

Revenge of the Donald

October 28, 2021

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What the Trump Books Teach Us

Virginia Heffernan

October 24, 2021

An illustration of a generic red Donald Trump book with a shovel stuck in the middle, on a yellow background.

The New Lost Cause

David A. Graham

October 18, 2021

A shattered Confederate flag made up of images of the January 6th insurrection

The Atlantic Daily: The Real 2024 Election Nightmare

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

October 13, 2021

Red 'A' on an envelope

America Is Not Ready for Trump’s Second Term

David A. Graham

October 13, 2021

Standing in front of three flags, Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up.

Where Biden Agrees With Trump

October 5, 2021

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The Bobblehead Dilemma

September 30, 2021

Five illustrations of Anthony Fauci, James Comey, Robert Mueller, Bill Taylor, and Jen Psaki as bobbleheads

The Conservatives Who’d Rather Die Than Not Own the Libs

Conor Friedersdorf

September 24, 2021

A woman wearing an anti-vax pin.

Trump’s Plans for a Coup Are Now Public

September 23, 2021

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Hardly Anyone Showed Up at the ‘Justice for J6’ Rally

September 18, 2021

Protestors at the right-wing rally in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 2021

What the Never Trumpers Want Now

September 13, 2021

Two hands reaching toward each other, surrounded by blue and red dots

The Trump Suburban Squirm

Edward-Isaac Dovere

September 7, 2021

A collage of Donald Trump, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, a ballot, voting booths, and suburban neighborhoods

The Sanctioning of Trump’s Lawyers Is Exactly What Is Supposed to Happen

Bradley P. Moss and Joanne Molinaro

August 28, 2021

A photo illustration of a gavel smashing a portrait of Donald Trump.

Trumpism Has Entered Its Final Form

August 26, 2021

President Donald Trump at a rally in August 2021.

The Atlantic Daily: MAGA Cowed Trump on Afghanistan

David A. Graham

August 19, 2021

Trump yelling. Sound is Afghanistan flag.

When They Fantasize About Killing You, Believe Them

August 12, 2021

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