The AtlanticJoe Biden Why Biden’s Inaugural Address Succeeded verified_publisherThe Atlantic - James FallowsPolitical speeches follow a surprisingly simple set of rules—or at least the successful ones do. Newly sworn-in President Joe Biden observed them all in his inaugural address. Although his 20 minutes the...
The AtlanticFriendship What It’s Like to Carry On a Tradition With a Friend Who Can’t Remember It verified_publisherThe Atlantic - Julie BeckEach installment of The Friendship Files features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she with...
The AtlanticBridgerton The Grapevine Looks a Little Different Today verified_publisherThe Atlantic - Shirley LiIn the Netflix series Bridgerton, everyone reads the pamphlets written by the pseudonymous “Lady Whistledown,” Regency England’s answer to Gossip Girl. Each issue targets the wealthiest and most powerful...
The AtlanticU.S. Politics How Biden Plans to Beat Republican Obstructionism verified_publisherThe Atlantic - Edward-Isaac DovereJoe Biden’s team is planning a party. His inauguration on Wednesday, held under threat from the coronavirus and pro-Trump extremists, wasn’t much of a celebration. But the Biden administration hopes that...
The AtlanticRichard Nixon The Books Briefing: Presidential Biographies—And Presidential Mythologies verified_publisherThe Atlantic - Kate CrayThe critic Carlos Lozada read some 150 books about the Trump era before writing his book What Were We Thinking. In those volumes, he found a regime that was appalling in its lunacy and that would leave...