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Getty / Adam Maida / The Atlantic A Catholic Sinner Seeks Communion—And Happens to Be President
Some bishops—and many conservative laypeople—think Joe Biden should be denied access to one of the faith’s most important sacraments.
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Getty / The Atlantic Eric Metaxas Believes America Is Creeping Toward Nazi Germany
The pro-Trump radio host explains how he thinks about the Capitol siege and President Joe Biden’s America.
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Win McNamee / Getty A Christian Insurrection
Many of those who mobbed the Capitol on Wednesday claimed to be enacting God’s will.
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Getty / The Atlantic Denver Riggleman Has Seen the Future of the Republican Party
Republicans used to think they’d succeed through moderation and inclusion. That’s over.
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Nick Oxford / Bloomberg / Getty The Christmas Crisis
America needs Christmas cheer more than ever. Maybe next year.
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Highlights / The Atlantic How to Keep Your Kids Out of the Culture War
Even children are feeling the anxiety of the 2020 political season.
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Raymond McCrea Jones / Redux The Evangelical Reckoning Begins
Andy Stanley, the pastor of one of the largest megachurches in the country, ponders the future of an influential corner of American Christianity.
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Jason Fulford The Catholic Temptation
Former Vice President Joe Biden is using his Scranton bona fides to win over a key voting bloc.
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Erin Schaff / The New York Times / ... How the Senate Stopped Pretending
Senators grapple with the reality that they have destroyed their own house.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic How Conservatives Really Feel About Amy Coney Barrett
Even Trump-skeptical Republicans are relishing the prospect of a 6–3 Court.
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The Atlantic / Getty Biden and Harris Need an Answer on Court Packing
The pressure to take a position, not just from Republicans, but also from fellow Democrats, may only grow.
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Julio Cortez / AP Why Can’t He Just Say It?
President Donald Trump refused to clearly condemn white supremacy at last night’s debate. This was no accident.
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Samuel Corum / The New York Times / ... The True Victors of Trump’s Supreme Court Nomination
Amy Coney Barrett’s ascension is a triumph for the conservative legal movement.
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Al Drago / The New York Times / ... Is This Really the End of Abortion?
Democrats might crush Republicans in November. With a 6–3 conservative Supreme Court majority, abortion rights could still be decimated.
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Christophe Vander Eecken / laif / Redux The Pandemic Has Parents Fleeing From Schools—Maybe Forever
COVID-19 is a catalyst for families who were already skeptical of the traditional school system—and are now thinking about leaving it for good.
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Schwartz / Getty / The Atlantic Michael Steele Isn’t Having It
“Kiss my ass. I haven’t changed, baby. You have.”
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Getty / The Atlantic The RNC Is Terrified of Losing Women Voters
GOP leaders sold a female-friendly version of Donald Trump at the convention, despite dark parts of the president’s history.
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Noah Berger / AFP / Getty The Anointment of Kamala Harris
Democratic leaders praised the party’s vice-presidential nominee not just as a trailblazer, but as the champion of a more inclusive vision for America.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters How Jerry Falwell Jr. Lost His Liberty Flock
The university’s leader has effectively become a spokesman for evangelicalism. Pastors and alumni worry about the consequences for their faith.
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Mary Altaffer / AP / The Atlantic The Anti-Abortion-Rights Movement Prepares to Build a Post-Roe World
As activists move closer to their goal of making abortion illegal, they have started planning for the infrastructure needed for a world with more babies—and recruiting major CEOs to bankroll their cause.
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