Don't call it an election. What happened in Russia last weekend was staged political theater, designed to give legitimacy to an unconstitutional presidency
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'Amid this ideological shift, the [Satanic] Temple’s past compromises between outrageousness and decorum have come under new scrutiny. Consider the Temple’s 'sex positive' orgy policy, which one disaffected former member showed me.' Helen Lewis: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

I wrote The Atlantic about how insurance companies were ending homeowner coverage due to climate change and state rules that hid the real risks. Yesterday, CA ended one of those rules in an attempt to bring insurance companies back. It is time. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

'When confronted with claims that term X causes harm to people with a given characteristic, or that term Y is the only way to describe them respectfully, a fair-minded person can reasonably respond, 'What evidence suggests that this is true?'' theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

“Total control of a political system can make the victors not more magnanimous, but more frustrated, not least because they learn that total control still doesn’t deliver what they think it should.” Anne Applebaum goes to Tennessee: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

I think this is a really strong response to my column last week that very deftly challenges my skepticism of Harlan. politico.com/news/magazine/…

Here is my assessment of Harlan in the wake of the affirmative action ruling:

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Massive investment in plant-based and lab-grown meats is paying off, and the possibilities—including previously unimaginable plant-animal combos—are endless. Annie Lowrey: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

'My family received reparations,' Morgan Ome writes. 'My grandfather, Melvin, was 6 when he was imprisoned in Tule Lake … No one in my family knows how he used the money. Because he died shortly after I was born, I never had a chance to ask.' theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Viktor Mariniak, Stara Zvurivka mayor (occupied Kherson region) has learnt his house is flooded due to the explosion of Kakhovka dam. We wrote earlier about him Anne Applebaum The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg Dante Ramos He has no access to help his people
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America has paid a steep price for devoting too much space to storing cars, Dante Ramos writes. How did we let parking ruin everything? theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Dante Ramos Excellent book. Next volume: lawns.