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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Getty; The Atlantic The Internet Loves an Extremophile
Online culture favors influencers who pinball from one enthusiasm to the next.
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Chris Jackson / Getty Prince Harry’s Book Undermines the Very Idea of Monarchy
The prince’s memoir, Spare, is a scorching account of life in a golden cage.
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Netflix The Cringeworthy End of Harry & Meghan on Netflix
The ex-royals insist they’re moving on. Viewers should be so lucky.
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Chris Jackson / Getty Harry and Meghan Are Playing a Whole Different Game
In their new Netflix series, the ex-royal couple know exactly who their audience is.
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Getty; The Atlantic Elon Musk’s Brutally Honest Management Style
Unapologetic awfulness is preferable to Silicon Valley hypocrisy.
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Getty; The Atlantic DeSantis’s COVID Gamble Paid Off
Florida’s governor turned his coronavirus policies into a parable of American freedom.
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Christopher Furlong / Getty Rishi Sunak, Scion of Britain’s New Ruling Class
The new prime minister’s wealth matters more than his background.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Getty Liz Truss Fought the Lettuce, and the Lettuce Won
Britain will have a new prime minister next week.
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Hannah McKay / Reuters The Prime Minister Who Did Everything Wrong
Liz Truss got what she wished for.
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Illustration by Guillem Casasús* The Guggenheim’s Scapegoat
A museum curator was forced out of her job over allegations of racism that an investigation deemed unfounded. What did her defenestration accomplish?
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Daniel Leal / Getty What the Queen’s Funeral Taught Me About Britain
Mourning Elizabeth II showed her kingdom at its best.
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Suzanne Plunkett / WPA Pool / Getty The Second Elizabethan Age Has Ended
For seven decades, Elizabeth II gave Britain a constant, even as her kingdom was transformed.
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Charles McQuillan / Getty Boris Johnson’s Terrible Parting Gift
Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, is walking into an economic hurricane.
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Getty; The Atlantic What If Joan of Arc Wasn’t a Woman?
A new play depicts the medieval warrior as nonbinary.
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Chris Steele-Perkins / Magnum I’m the Driver Now
Learning to drive as an adult was the hardest, best thing I’ve done.
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Getty; The Atlantic How Social Justice Became a New Religion
Our society is becoming less religious. Or is it?
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WPA Pool / Getty The British Right Doesn’t Want to Hear Doubts
In the race to be Britain’s next prime minister, logical consistency is less important than proclaiming the gospel of Brexit.
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Nick Wall / Netflix Jane Austen’s Persuasion Meets the Girlboss Era
Netflix’s new adaptation turns the heroine into a distinctly Millennial figure.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic Here Lies Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson’s dishonesty finally led to his downfall.
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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.
