Hegseth’s Unholy War
The defense secretary seems less interested in being on the side of God than on insisting that God is on his side.
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Getty How Trump Killed Conservatism
The president has cultivated and encouraged the ugliest passions within the GOP, dousing the embers of hate with kerosene.
Illustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic A Word for Our Troubled Times
Too many people are living fragmented lives.
Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Pete Hegseth’s Moral Unseriousness
The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.
Andrew Harnik / Getty The Evangelicals Who See Trump’s Viciousness as a Virtue
At the National Prayer Breakfast, the president tested his audience’s commitment to Christian ethics.
Alex Wong / Getty The Three Lessons of Minneapolis
What happened in the city is important, and won’t be forgotten.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Alex Kormann / The Minnesota Star Tribune / Getty; Victor J. Blue / Bloomberg / Getty. MAGA Jesus Is Not the Real Jesus
Trump is causing incalculable damage to the Christian faith, yet most evangelicals will never break with him.
Scott Olson / Getty Trump’s Folly
The United States has turned dark, aggressive, and lawless.
Alex Wong / Getty Trump’s Inferno of Hate Is Intensifying
When a man with the president’s personality feels besieged and abandoned, he becomes more desperate and more dangerous.
Bloomberg / Getty The Intellectual and Moral Decline of the American Right
The conservative backlash against Nick Fuentes has yet to challenge the president who had him over for dinner.
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