Ideas
Arguments. Essays. Inquiries.
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Bettmann / Getty / Atlantic Why Norma McCorvey Matters
The original plaintiff behind Roe v. Wade is more than just a symbol in the abortion rights debate.
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Pat Greenhouse / The Boston Globe via Getty ... Average Workers Can’t Bear Any More Risk
The GOP push to give businesses immunity from coronavirus liability is part of a long, ugly trend.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic An Urgent Time for a Year Off Campus
College students have a chance to serve their country. Bring on the CoronaCorps.
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Alex Brandon / AP Trump Tries to Sink Twitter, His Oldest Enabler
The president’s two strongest instincts stand pitted against each other: his need for attention and his need to punish enemies.
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Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock / The Atlantic The Utter Incoherence of Trump’s Battle With Twitter
The president’s executive order is opportunistic and Orwellian—but that was the whole point.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic Trump Is the Looter
The president is exposing problems in America that most did not want to see.
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Scott Olson / Getty Trump’s Looting Tweet Violates His Oath of Office
The president is supposed to protect and defend the nation’s supreme laws. Shooting looters is unconstitutional.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump’s Warped Definition of Free Speech
The president is attempting to bring social-media platforms into his authoritarian infrastructure—or otherwise censor them.
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Wikimedia / The Atlantic The Regulatory State Is Failing Us
Tyler Cowen suggests how to address some of the biggest obstacles to fighting COVID-19.
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MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty The Karen in Chief
President Trump calls the cops on those who challenge him, even if there’s no actual violation, to make life miserable for them.
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Klara Auerbach / The Atlantic The Big Story: The Sprawling Universe of QAnon
Adrienne LaFrance and Gillian White discuss conspiracies and their place in America, live at 2 p.m. ET today.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Boring but Very Nasty
Writing a column to prove the president’s tweet correct turns out to be more difficult than expected.
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Ricardo Arduengo / Getty This Summer Will Scar Young Americans for Life
With jobs and internships canceled, Generation Z is entering a summer of uncertainty—and the damage could last forever.
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Gabby Jones / Redux Americans Aren’t Getting the Advice They Need
As people start reopening their lives, they’re hearing little practical guidance about the dilemmas they encounter.
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Getty / The Atlantic I Miss My Grandchildren
The pandemic isn’t clarifying what’s important; it’s ripping it away.
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The Atlantic / Getty Why Are So Many Republicans Remaining Silent?
Not a single congressional Republican from Florida was willing to comment about President Trump’s attacks on their former colleague Joe Scarborough.
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Getty / AP CNN Is Picking Ratings Over Ethics
Instead of pressing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for answers, the cable network had his younger sibling ask him questions.
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Getty / The Atlantic Trump Is a Problem That Twitter Cannot Fix
When a duly elected president is bent on spreading misinformation, tech companies can rein him in only so much.
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Getty / The Atlantic What’s Behind the COVID-19 Racial Disparity?
Outrage is warranted. But outrage unaccompanied by analysis is a danger in itself.
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Abir Sultan / Reuters Israel’s Choice, Between Shame and Pride
As the new leader of the opposition in Israel, I face a difficult dilemma.
