The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Authoritarianism
The forces of Christian nationalism are now ascendant both inside the Church and inside the Republican Party.
Tim Alberta
Tim Alberta is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He was previously the chief political correspondent for Politico. He is also the author of American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump.
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Zeb Andrews / Getty My Father, My Faith, and Donald Trump
Here, in our house of worship, people were taunting me about politics as I tried to mourn.
Pablo Delcan Dean Phillips Has a Warning for Democrats
The Minnesota representative’s presidential bid could jolt his party out of complacency—or gift the presidency to Donald Trump.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Kevin Dietsch / UPI / Bloomberg / Getty; Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call / Getty. The Thrill of Defeat
My life has been shaped by watching the Detroit Lions lose. Who will I be if they start winning?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Courtesy of Tim Alberta. Inside the Meltdown at CNN
CEO Chris Licht felt he was on a mission to restore the network’s reputation for serious journalism. How did it all go wrong?
Mark Peterson / Redux for The Atlantic Donald Trump Is on the Wrong Side of the Religious Right
Evangelical leaders are abandoning the former president, and his Republican rivals are scrambling to win their support.
Illustration by Daniel Zender / The Atlantic; Getty Requiem for the Spartans
The school I love is forever changed.
Raymond Boyd / Getty Mike Pence Refuses to Connect the Dots
In his new memoir, the former vice president selectively edits his four years with Trump to avoid a necessary reckoning.
Erin Scott / Bloomberg / Getty Trumpism Is Toxic
And three other lessons of the midterm elections
Bettmann / Getty Why Democrats Are Losing Hispanic Voters
The left has alienated America’s fastest-growing group of voters just when they were supposed to give the party a foolproof majority.
Philip Montgomery for The Atlantic Bad Losers
Election deniers are a threat to democracy. The midterms could be the last chance to stop them.
Danielle Del Plato What Comes After the Search Warrant?
Why August 8 may become a new hinge point in U.S. history
Megan Varner / Getty How Politics Poisoned the Evangelical Church
The movement spent 40 years at war with secular America. Now it’s at war with itself.
Jonno Rattman The Revenge of the Normal Republicans
Will Hurd thinks there are enough normal voters to deliver him the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. But is he right?
LeAnn Mueller What the GOP Does to Its Own Dissenters
After January 6, Peter Meijer thought he could help lead the Republican Party away from an abyss. Now he laughs at his own naïveté.
Kholood Eid for The Atlantic ‘I Was Responsible for Those People’
The manager of Windows on the World survived 9/11, while 79 of his employees died. He’s still searching for permission to move on.
Devin Oktar Yalkin The Nicest Man in Stand-Up
Nate Bargatze’s humor is slow, inoffensive, even soothing. And he’s one of the hottest acts in comedy.
Lauren Tamaki The Senator Who Decided to Tell the Truth
A Michigan Republican spent eight months searching for evidence of election fraud, but all he found was lies.
Senate Newswire Elvis Reenters the Building
In rural Ohio, a performer bookends a year of struggle and survival.
Scotty Hall Episode 35: Walker Calls It Quits
September 25, 2015
Scott Walker Is Dropping Out of the 2016 Race
The Wisconsin governor is the second Republican candidate to pull the plug on his campaign.
Bloomberg AFP/Getty Episode 33: So Much Winning!
September 10, 2015
Episode 32: Fiorina Takes Main Stage
September 3, 2015
Episode 31: The Minority Vote
August 27, 2015
Episode 30: The Electability Episode
August 20, 2015
Episode 29: Donald Trump Still On Top
August 13, 2015
John Kasich Joins 2016 Race
The Ohio governor is giving it another shot.
The Republican Establishment's Major Divide
The Republican establishment always rallies behind one candidate. But not this time. Results from an exclusive survey of RNC leaders.
The Interesting Stuff Inside Jeb Bush's Tax Returns
What decades of tax forms say about the Republican's skill at stock-picking, his surge in income, and a poorly timed sale of his NFL stake.
Episode 21: Jeb Bush Is Back
The former governor kicked his off 2016 announcement in Florida and on a trip to New Hampshire. Does his strong showing mark a rebound that lasts?
Episode 14: A Liberal-Libertarian Moment
April 30, 2015
Episode 12: Rubio's Underdog Strategy
April 16, 2015
Hotline's GOP Presidential Power Rankings: Bush and Rubio Have Early Lead
In our first race rankings of the 2016 cycle, Paul and Walker round out the top tier of serious contenders.
National Journal The Right Wing's Facebook Army
How ForAmerica became a force to be reckoned with in politics
JWPhotowerks/Flickr/The Atlantic The Evangelical Primary: Ted Cruz vs. Mike Huckabee
Social conservatives failed to coalesce around a Republican candidate in 2008 and 2012. They're determined not to let that happen again.
AP Possible Rules Change Could Punish Boehner Dissidents
Plan floated to strip committee slots from members who rebel during floor vote for speaker.
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