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    <em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: The ‘American Taliban’ is Leaving Prison. Now What?

    Just as the the U.S. is talking peace with the Taliban. Plus: who’s afraid of impeachment, office temperatures are too damn low, the lonely dining table, and more
    by Saahil Desai May 22, 2019 2 minutes

    What We’re Following

    (Tariq Mahmood / AFP / Getty / The Atlantic)

    Nearly two decades ago, John Walker Lindh became a media sensation when, as a 21-year-old Californian and convert to Islam, he was jailed for aiding and abetting the Taliban in Afghanistan. The U.S. now faces a thorny question that will soon demand a more considered response:

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