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As @joshuabenton.com observes, a newspaper owner is entitled to run the opinion section the way he wants. What's ridiculous about the Post situation is the hypocrisy of saying the paper must avoid all appearance of bias, only to now triple down on a specific bias: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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“The costs of dismantling agencies, dramatically politicizing state capacity, and demeaning the idea of public service will still be counted long after Trump has departed the scene,” Donald Moynihan writes:

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New, from me @theatlantic.com: No, the federal government is not too big It has real human capital needs Firings are indiscriminate, weakening state capacity Creating a toxic and politicized workplace is driving away dedicated employees www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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read @donmoyn.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com: "The costs of dismantling agencies, dramatically politicizing state capacity, and demeaning the idea of public service will still be counted long after Trump has departed the scene." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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"Most Americans don’t want to believe that their government is taking lifesaving medicine away from sick people in Africa, or betraying Afghans who sacrificed for this country. They might disapprove of foreign aid, but they want starving children to be fed." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Free speech is a God-given right. It is not something that Trump, Elon Musk, or anyone else can grant or take away. Americans are born with the right to speak freely, and to publish freely. I wrote about the president's attempts to control the AP: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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🚨 New @mckaycoppins.bsky.social cover story just dropped. This is a stop-everything-and-read-this kind of story. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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"'Do not come to me with Ibsen,' warned the examiner E. F. Smyth Pigott, nicely demonstrating the censors’ habitual tone." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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"U.S. elections are now a political Las Vegas: Anything goes." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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From my piece on The Snitch State over the summer ... the purpose of snitch states is to make you so scared of being snitched on you don't dare to say, think, or do that which is forbidden. If people are scared and silent it's done its job even if no one is caught www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Trump’s election was fueled by millions of Americans embracing a mystical version of charismatic Christianity whose goal is to roll back the Enlightenment and destroy the secular state: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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"In another sense, the movement has never been about policies or changes to the law; it’s always been about the larger goal of dismantling the institutions of secular government to clear the way for the Kingdom. It is about God’s total victory." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Very excited about this. From the initial organizing of the union to the contract, some of us have been at this for almost six years. bsky.app/profile/news...

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Adam, @dgraham.bsky.social, @marinakoren.bsky.social and so many others did tireless work to make this happen. Endless gratitude to them!

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WE HAVE A DEAL: We are thrilled to announce that we have a tentative, three-year deal with @theatlantic.com, pending ratification by our members. Here are just a few highlights of the deal…

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BIG NEWS: Our @theatlanticunion.com members (both units) have tentative contract deal with @theatlantic.com. Highlights: Up to 55% higher salary floor; wages up by an average of 17% over the life of the contract, and 'just cause' job security. Read more here www.nyguild.org/front-page-d...

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Why Are You Still Cooking With That? www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...

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“In my view, there is no innocent explanation in a universe where fairies don’t exist.” Read about the scandal rocking business schools from @engber.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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In 2023, Harvard Business School suspended a star professor over charges of research misconduct. As it happens, one of her papers also had funny data from a different B-school superstar -- a "mad, fraudulent unicorn,” per @jamesheathers.bsky.social... (1/3) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Business schools are in the grips of a scandal that threatens to undermine their most influential research—and the credibility of an entire field, @engber.bsky.social writes.

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Abortion bounties, book bans, forcing families with trans kids to flee their homes: Republicans are building a model of govt that forces people to live and act how conservatives want, enforced by the fear that anyone can be an informant. A Snitch State (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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If you want to support the atlantic union in our contract negotiations, we would love it if you would sign our petition demanding just cause, layoff and ai protections actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...

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I wrote about Neil Postman and why he thought teaching narratives was key to education in a world overwhelmed by information www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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an incredible piece of reporting by Jamie Thompson: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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"The Framers of the Constitution intended clemency to humanize criminal justice. That is still an imperative." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Ammon Bundy seemed on the verge of another standoff with the law. Then he vanished.

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