Guys I'm out for today and tomorrow. I'm travelling and finally finishing this Malcolm piece for the magazine. Normally, I'd leave this space open. But increasingly, at least when I'm offline, I think that's a bad idea. Sorry for going dark. I'll be back in a few.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. He is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power.