A Closing Argument for Democracy
The president defends American institutions, but it might be too late.
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Joe Biden asked Americans to remember that democracy is on the ballot next week. He seemed dispirited. I understand why.
But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.
- Tim Alberta: Why Democrats are losing Hispanic voters
- What does Kyrie Irving see in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories?
- David Frum: Why I logged off Twitter
Democracy on the Ballot
Near the end of the 1972 movie version of the Broadway musical , John Adams is by himself in the congressional chamber after all of the delegates, friend and foe, have walked out on him. He has refused to budge on abolishing slavery in the new Constitution, and now all is lost, or so it seems. Alone in the dark,
