Democracy’s Dunkirk
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The authoritarians at home and abroad have faced some reversals, but Americans should consider the midterm elections as only a respite. Liberal democracy remains in danger in the United States and around the world.
But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.
- Why Elon Musk is blowing up Twitter’s business
- How close are we to nuclear war?
- Tumblr gets the last laugh.
It’s Not Over
November has been a good month for democracy. Brazil’s autocratic president, Jair Bolsonaro, authorized in national elections to a left-wing challenger. Russia’s murderous army is literally in Ukraine. And American voters went to the polls and defied both history and expectation: They left the Senate in the hands of Democrats, gave the House to the Republicans by only a , and crushed
