McKay Coppins
Staff writer, @TheAtlantic. Author of THE WILDERNESS. “Sort of handsome” - Donald J. Trump.
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Spencer Cox wins Republican primary election for governor in Utah
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spencer Cox wins Republican primary election for governor in Utah.
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McKay Coppins
Spencer Cox has officially defeated Jon Huntsman in the Utah Republican gubernatorial primary
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The Unofficial Racism Consultants to the White Evangelical World
Behind every white pastor’s statement about racial reconciliation is a Black colleague’s late-night tracked changes.
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McKay Coppins
"While prominent white pastors often get the attention for their statements on racism, their younger, less powerful Black colleagues typically work behind the scenes to facilitate them."
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Parents Need to Know the Facts About Kids and COVID-19
We are still somewhat in the dark, but not completely.
McKay Coppins
"Parents can’t wait around forever. As long as they have to stay home with children, they cannot truly participate in the workforce. The facts right now suggest reopening schools would not lead to disaster, but more info shouldn’t be so hard to come by"
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The Original Renegade
A 14-year-old in Atlanta created one of the biggest dances on the internet. But nobody really knows that.
McKay Coppins
The thing about @TaylorLorenz is that every time I read one of her stories I learn something surprising/weird/delightful/horrifying. There are very few reporters—on any beat—who pull that off.
Here's a recent example
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America, Land of the Pathetic
In France, where I live, the virus is under control. I can hardly believe the news coming out of the United States.
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"If the country sparked fear and intense resentment under George W. Bush and mild resentment mixed with vicarious pride under Barack Obama, what it provokes under Trump has been something entirely new: pity and indifference."
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Many Students Will Be in Classrooms Only Part of the Week This Fall
Some American school districts are beginning to announce hybrid schedules that include a mix of online and in-school learning, presenting a difficult challenge for working parents.
Leave Lincoln Out of It
The Lincoln Project partakes of the spirit of a famous Republican president—but he’s not its namesake.
The Voting Disaster Ahead
Intentional voter suppression and unintentional suppression of the vote will collide in November.
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McKay Coppins
"If history is a guide, America is careening toward a tumultuous November. And if Trump and Republicans want to exploit the pandemic for their benefit in the fall, they may have a public-health excuse for doing so."
Important story from @AdamHSays
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Close the Racial Wealth Gap With Baby Bonds
Black families need wealth. The government could give it to them.
McKay Coppins
"Black families with kids have a single penny in wealth for every dollar that white families with kids have. And white high-school dropouts have a higher net worth, on average, than black college graduates."
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The Second Coronavirus Surge Is Here
The U.S. has seen more cases in the past week than in any week since the pandemic began.
McKay Coppins
"Yesterday, the U.S. reported 38,672 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest daily total so far. Ignore any attempt to explain away what is happening: The American coronavirus pandemic is once again at risk of spinning out of control."
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The Temptation of Kayleigh McEnany
How an ardent defender of faith—and Donald Trump—came to think of the press as her enemy
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"Of all the criticism McEnany has received, accusations that she has betrayed Christian teachings seem to be the only ones that bother her..."
Read @emmaogreen on Trump's White House press secretary
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Why Did the Washington Post Get This Woman Fired?
The respected newspaper outed and shamed a private citizen for past offensive behavior. But did anyone even want this?
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“No one I’ve spoken with at the Post can figure out why we published this story,” said one prominent reporter at the paper. “We blew up this woman’s life for no reason.”
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Trump Is Struggling to Run Against a White Guy
The president is having a difficult time deploying his traditional culture-war playbook against Biden.
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McKay Coppins
"After 12 years of feasting on white identity politics with a black man and a woman as its preeminent villains, the Republican Party is struggling to run its Obama-era culture-war playbook against an old, moderate white guy," writes @AdamSerwer
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The 2016 Election Was Just a Dry Run
Russia’s goal was never merely to elect Donald Trump. It was to bring down American democracy. Is Vladimir Putin poised to complete the mission he began four years ago?
McKay Coppins
If you haven’t read this @FranklinFoer feature in the June issue, make sure you do: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… (Reposting with the right Frank tagged)
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The Big Story: Putin’s Plan for the 2020 Election
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Join me and @FranklinFoer tomorrow as we discuss his recent reporting on Russia, disinformation, and Putin’s plan for 2020.
Sign up watch/participate here
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The High Cost of Panic-Moving
Fleeing a big city because of the pandemic is a bigger gamble than it might seem.
McKay Coppins
Don't move to the suburbs because of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Move to the suburbs because of the abundant air conditioning and the not-having-to-make-your-kids-sleep-in-the-closet.
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New looks for some Latter-day Saint missionaries: A blue shirt and no tie
Under the updated guidelines, the standard missionary attire for men of white shirt and tie remains in place, but decisions will be made by each area of the church
McKay Coppins
Can't wait for all the "back in my day" stories I'll get to tell my son when he gets to dress like a normal human as a missionary.
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How Hate Spreads
I spent four years embedded with the “alt-right.” Here’s what I learned.
McKay Coppins
“...the alt-right’s leaders are educated and wealthy, groomed at some of America’s most prestigious institutions.”
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Images From a Worldwide Protest Movement
Photos from the past 48 hours of demonstrations around the world, where thousands of people marched to show solidarity with American protests over the killing of George Floyd
Why Romney Marched
The path that led the Republican senator to march with a Black Lives Matter protest began half a century ago with his father.
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McKay Coppins
Romney has not always followed his father's example. While George famously defied members of his own party over civil rights, Mitt has often been cautious and calculating in the past—less than eager to push back against the toxic forces within the GOP.
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But in my conversations with him over the past year, Romney has often invoked his father's legacy at key moments—most notably when choosing to vote for Trump's removal.
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The path that led Romney to yesterday's protest began half a century earlier with his father—a man whose legacy has long shaped, and sometimes haunted, his son.
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