McKay Coppins
Staff writer, @TheAtlantic. Author of THE WILDERNESS. “Sort of handsome” - Donald J. Trump.
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101 political memes, art, and visual rhetoric that defined the 2010s
We watched the 2010s unfold through gifs and image macros. It was a decade when internet memes became a form of political expression and bystanders with camera phones became amateur photojournalists. Propaganda is now micro-targeted. The story of...
Callous, Careless Prince Andrew
An oblivious interview exposes the two-tier world in which Jeffrey Epstein flourished.
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McKay Coppins
"It is essentially a two-tier view of the world, where people are divided into equals and human chaff." Read @helenlewis on that devastating interview with Prince Andrew
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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! Bravo Announces Newest Housewives Franchise at BravoCon
Andy Cohen spilled the beans on Saturday at BravoCon
Trump Pardons Three Service Members in War Crimes Cases
The moves signaled that as commander in chief, Mr. Trump intends to use his power as the ultimate arbiter of military justice.
‘Welcome to Europe. Now Go Home.’
The overcrowded Moria refugee camp in Greece is where Europe’s ideals—solidarity, human rights, a haven for victims of war and violence—dissolve in a tangle of bureaucracy, indifference, and lack of political will.
McKay Coppins
"What is Moria? It is where Europe’s ideals—solidarity, human rights, a safe haven for victims of war and violence—dissolve in a tangle of bureaucracy, indifference, and lack of political will. It is the normalization of a humanitarian crisis."
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Utah Republican On Trump: "He's Our Mussolini"
Rep. Chris Stewart said on Monday that he doesn't understand what Trump supporters are thinking.
A Nation Coming Apart
The meaning of the American idea in 2019
McKay Coppins
(And then I *guess* you can stick around for the world-class journalism and commentary if you’re into that kind of thing
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The Commons
Readers respond to our October 2019 issue and more.
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My very important contribution to the historic new issue of The Atlantic is a brief Q&A answering readers’ questions about my October cover story
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Introducing a New Look for The Atlantic
A conversation with the magazine’s creative director, Peter Mendelsund, about our bold new design
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McKay Coppins
"It is the most dramatic new look for our magazine in its 162-year history, and one that, we hope, reflects boldness, elegance, and urgency."
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The Places Where the Recession Never Ended
A conversation with Tara Westover on the urban/rural divide
Trump Is MAGA-fying the National Medal of Arts
Among the president’s new picks: the actor Jon Voight—who’s a fan of his—and the U.S. military bands
The Easiest Post-Trump GOP to Imagine Might Be One Led by Donald Trump Jr.
The younger Trump is among the most obvious, natural candidates to fuse his father’s populism with the movement conservatism that dominated the party before.
They Support Trump. They Want Him Impeached.
In 2016, 81 percent of voters in Sioux County chose Donald Trump, though some would feel relief if he were impeached.
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McKay Coppins
“In my conversations around town, people were skeptical that the impeachment inquiry would go anywhere, but they smiled ruefully at the fantasy of a President Mike Pence and a clean slate of Republican candidates in 2020.” Read @emmaogreen
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Tulsi Gabbard to Breitbart News: 'We Do Not Have a Nation If We Do Not Have Borders'
Tulsi Gabbard to Breitbart News: "It's a false choice for people to say you're anti-immigrant if you support secure borders."
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“We do not have a nation if we don’t have borders,” Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard tells Breitbart
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My Friend Mister Rogers
I first met him 21 years ago, and now our relationship is the subject of a new movie. He’s never been more revered—or more misunderstood.
Amy Klobuchar Has a Pete Buttigieg Problem
She wants to be the moderate alternative to Joe Biden, but a certain 37-year-old mayor is standing in the way.
The 'Today' Show Betrayed Women
Why the allegations against Matt Lauer have disgusted and unsettled me like few other stories in the #MeToo era
Why Don't You Believe Tulsi Gabbard?
Tulsi Gabbard says she'll never run third-party for president. But she can't shake skepticism of her motives.
The American Prisoner Caught Between Trump and the Kremlin
Elizabeth Whelan has only one goal: getting the president to pay attention to her brother’s case.
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Paul Whelan has been imprisoned in Russia for nearly a year. His sister has only one goal: getting President Trump to pay attention to his case. @elainaplott reports
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