Conor Friedersdorf
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The Atlantic ‘They Learn to Parrot What They Know They’re Supposed to Say’
True inclusion requires viewpoint diversity, the educator Erin McLaughlin argues, and children should be taught how to think—not what to think.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Alamy / … Put Anthony Fauci in a Dunk Tank
The three populist pillars of a new approach to vaccinating America: beer, bacon, and lottery tickets
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Alex Wroblewski The Numbers Tell a Different Story About Police Killings of Minors
Exaggerated narratives could yield misguided policy responses—which would endanger many more kids.
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Maja Hitij / Getty Not Everything Should Be a Moral Reckoning
Elon Musk’s critics are trying to dragoon Saturday Night Live into a needless political fight.
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Getty / The Atlantic A Distinctly American Problem Needs Systematic Investigation
Every police killing, like every plane crash, warrants careful review by a federal agency.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Sexual Identity That Emerged on TikTok
Amid progress toward transgender acceptance, the social-media war over “super-straight” shows how not to resolve delicate questions about dating norms.
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Mark Edward Atkinson / Christian Monterrosa / Bloomberg … ‘The Narrative Is, “You Can’t Get Ahead”’
In Evanston, Illinois, a Black parent and school-board candidate takes on a curriculum meant to combat racism.
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Adam Maida / Bettmann / Getty / The … What Happens When a Slogan Becomes the Curriculum
A curriculum inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement is spreading, raising questions about the line between education and indoctrination.
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Mark Peterson / Redux Don’t Read This If You Were a Rush Limbaugh Fan
The talk-radio host, who died this week, hurt the conservative movement.
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Valdary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) / The Atlantic Can Chloé Valdary Sell Skeptics on DEI?
Valdary’s Theory of Enchantment elicits unusual openness, trust, and engagement from ideologically diverse observers.
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M. Scott Brauer / Redux How Early Trump Supporters Feel Now
The former president’s 2015 backers, in their own words
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Christopher Griffin / Handout / Reuters America’s Shadow Death Row
The government does not exclusively kill people who are on death row. It condemns many to die by drone strike.
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Getty / The Atlantic Don’t Overreact to the Capitol Riots
While punishing insurrection, Americans should guard against the unjust and the counterproductive.
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Getty / The Atlantic America Is Paying the Price for Right-Wing Pandering
Many on the right still won’t acknowledge that Trump egged on his most deluded and dangerous supporters.
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SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty My January 6 Nightmare
A lame duck’s deadly last hurrah
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Jonathan Twingley The Best Punishment for a Horrible Year
No one will miss 2020.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Public-Health Value of Speaking Plainly
An interview with the infectious-disease expert and community health provider Lisa Fitzpatrick
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Getty / The Atlantic Why Matthew Yglesias Left Vox
He is the latest high-profile writer to abandon traditional media.
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The Atlantic The Death Toll of Donald Trump’s Delay Tactics
Tens of thousands may die between now and President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic Why California Rejected Racial Preferences, Again
A majority voted against repealing the state’s ban on affirmative action.
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