Helen Lewis
She is the author of Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights and the host of the BBC’s long-form interview series, The Spark. Her next book, The Selfish Genius, is scheduled for publication in 2023. At The Atlantic, she writes about the intersection of politics, society, and digital culture.
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Ben Birchall / PA / Getty The Brexit Revolution That Wasn’t
Britons were promised freedom. Instead, we got little stamps on beer glasses.
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The Atlantic; Getty The Most Ill-Advised Libel Trial Since Oscar Wilde’s
The “Wagatha Christie” case pits two English footballers’ wives—and two forms of celebrity—against each other.
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The Atlantic The Intersectionality of Hate
Why an anti-Black shooter’s manifesto is also steeped in anti-Semitism
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The Atlantic The Abortion Debate Is Suddenly About ‘People,’ Not ‘Women’
What progressives lose when they won’t name the group most affected by abortion bans.
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Deirdre Brennan / Eyevine / Redux How to Win the Abortion Argument
Activists overseas have lessons for post-Roe America.
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Jelka von Langen for The Atlantic Among Europe’s Ex-Royals
What do the descendants of dethroned monarchs have to offer the continent in the 21st century?
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Oliver Munday / The Atlantic Of Course Putin Is Being Canceled
And that’s a good thing.
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Vartika Sharma The Twitching Generation
Around the world, doctors have noticed teenage patients reporting the sudden onset of tics. Is this the first illness spread by social media?
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Illustration by Gabriela Pesqueira. Sources: Des Willie / … Hollywood Discovers the Middle-Aged Woman
Thanks to the streaming wars, stars in their 40s are finally getting interesting roles.
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Leon Neal / Getty ‘In the Name of God, Go’
Britain’s prime minister sees himself as Winston Churchill’s heir. But what if he is remembered as another Neville Chamberlain instead?
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Getty; The Atlantic Two Years Is Long Enough
After multiple lockdowns, three vaccines, and one bout of COVID, I want my life back.
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Getty Why I’ll Keep Saying ‘Pregnant Women’
Being inclusive is important. But it’s not everything.
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Mathieu Bitton / Netflix Dave Chappelle’s Rorschach Test
The comedian’s latest special blurs the line between victim and bully.
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Getty; Paul Spella / The Atlantic What Happened When Facebook Became Boomerbook
Leaked documents reveal that a company that was once rebellious and optimistic is now bloated, regretful, and uncool.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Cult of Virginity Just Won’t Let Go
The battles over “virginity testing” and “virginity-restoration surgery” reveal the persistence of dangerous pseudoscience.
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Jeff Kravitz / Theo Wargo / Jamie McCarthy … The Man Loves the Extra Publicity
The Met Gala is where people go to make empty statements. No one at the event is rebelling against the power structure.
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Illustration by Vartika Sharma; Source: Alberto Rizzo / … The Problem With Being Cool About Sex
Half a century after the sexual revolution, a new generation of feminists understands that we still haven’t reconciled what we should want with what we do want.
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Photograph by Yasin Akgul / AFP / Getty I’ve Hit My Climate Tipping Point
Understanding global warming intellectually is not the same as feeling its presence in your daily life—or seeing photos of a 50-foot wall of fire.
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Rolf Richardson / Alamy ; Adam Maida / … History Was Never Subject to Democratic Control
Elite merchants put up a statue of a British slave trader. A band of protesters toppled it. Who decides what happens now?
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Ernst Haas / Getty ‘The Revelation Was That I Was the Problem’
A doctor nagged his twin brother to lose weight—but family arguments about food can be destructive.
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