The Atlantic6 hours agoHegseth’s Pentagon Lurches off the RailsThe Atlantic - By Tom NicholsThe resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is the latest sign of severe dysfunction in the Defense Department. Making Pete Hegseth the secretary of defense was always a huge gamble. A television host with little background in national-security or defense affairs, who topped out as a major in the …
The Atlantic12 hours agoThe Women Obsessed With Lindsay ClancyThe Atlantic - By Stephanie McCrummenHorrific crimes have always attracted attention, but the women who have filled the courtroom are seeking something beyond spectacle. On one of the final days of the trial, dozens of women streamed into the back of a Plymouth, Massachusetts, courtroom, filling two long rows of wooden benches. They …
The Atlantic19 hours agoThe Apocalyptic Style in Woke ThinkingThe Atlantic - By Jonathan ChaitMuch of the climate movement, particularly its most radical elements, has pivoted to Palestine. Greta Thunberg was detained last month in Germany, during a sit-in at a munitions factory that sells weapons to Israel. She was wearing a Yalla Intifada T-shirt. Perhaps you thought Thunberg was a climate …
The Atlantic21 hours agoHow the Right Could Actually End Birthright CitizenshipThe Atlantic - By Quinta JurecicThe conservative legal movement doesn’t consider the Supreme Court’s recent ruling to be the final word on the Fourteenth Amendment. And it already has a playbook for overturning it. Early last year, a woman named Liza and her husband were busy preparing for the birth of their child. On top of the …
The Atlantic3 days agoThe Sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln Deserve BetterThe Atlantic - By Andrea N. GoldsteinThe treatment of those on board betrays the promise made by the 16th president himself. When I was deployed at sea as a junior officer, I used milestones to track the passage of time. Each day counted toward something: a port call, when you get a break on land from the monotony at sea; the “crossing …
The Atlantic20 hours agoThe Fight Between Texas and Minnesota Should Never Have Gotten This FarThe Atlantic - By Quinta JurecicA legal battle over one ICE agent’s future is a sign of serious strain between red and blue America. In the 17 days between the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, another violent incident took place in Minneapolis that received far less attention. An ICE agent allegedly fired a shot into a home, …
