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Historian and journalist. Ideas Editor .

Washington, DC
theatlantic.com
Joined March 2011
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    This is a convincing case against the op-ed by , and one that's backed up by reports Trump is focusing his blame, for no reason than that it fits his priors, on the Justice Department.

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  2. 4 hours ago

    It’s Congress that’s supposed to act as a check on the president—and it’s the failures of congressional Republicans that has provoked a palace coup, writes

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  3. 5 hours ago

    This is an urgent, important read from : "If protecting the rules requires tearing down the rules, what is there to be gained?”

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  4. 8 hours ago

    It’s 3pm. Do you know where your children are?

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    Steve Bannon and Colin Kaepernick don't have a lot in common (understatement), but the backlash each one of them faces is rooted in a common rage. Here's my latest for

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    10 hours ago

    Must-read piece by on the Supreme Court, past and future.

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  7. Retweeted
    12 hours ago

    I hadn’t read the piece in — thanks for the nudge!

    Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd of Fake NBC News said it’s time for the Press to stop complaining and to start fighting back. Actually Chuck, they’ve been doing that from the day I announced for President. They’ve gone all out, and I WON, and now they’re going CRAZY!
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  8. 13 hours ago

    Tip O’Neill declared that all politics is local. Last night, running to represent much of his old district, Ayanna Pressley proved him wrong, writes :

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    13 hours ago

    Sober plotting of where we've been, and where we now are. from

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  10. 15 hours ago

    . rakes in $20 million to back young veterans—including a rare $10 million political donation from Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos:

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    23 hours ago

    The story everyone should read tonight is about a 140-year-old case:

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  12. 24 hours ago

    ICYMI:

    Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd of Fake NBC News said it’s time for the Press to stop complaining and to start fighting back. Actually Chuck, they’ve been doing that from the day I announced for President. They’ve gone all out, and I WON, and now they’re going CRAZY!
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  13. Sep 4

    8. Pitch us at . And you can follow along or at

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  14. Sep 4

    7. "Foreign leaders will use American social conflicts to justify their own behavior,” writes —and that’s exactly how to understand Ahmadinejad’s sudden interest in American football:

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  15. Sep 4

    6. "If journalists are going to defend the integrity of their work, and the role it plays in sustaining democracy, we’re going to need to start fighting back,” argues :

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  16. Sep 4

    5. Title IX is an incredibly complicated subject— unpacks the latest proposed changes, and argues that they’re long overdue:

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  17. Sep 4

    4. Reaching back to Sir Amadace, Thackery, and Shakespeare, makes the case for celebrating a changing language—including a singular ‘they’

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  18. Sep 4

    3. Only could start with a chicken sandwich, and turn it into a deep, profoundly unsettling essay on the dangerous concentration of market power and monopsony:

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  19. Sep 4

    2. A taste of what you’ll find here. Start with ’s fiery essay on the past and future of the Supreme Court: "The nation’s founding document is no match for a dedicated majority of justices committed to circumventing its guarantees."

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  20. Sep 4

    1. This morning, we launched —a new destination for incisive analysis, essays, and commentary. Read more from :

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