Staff writer @TheAtlantic
Washington, DC
Joined April 2010
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‼️This still feels surreal but I’m writing a book. Thank you to @TheAtlantic for giving me the space & time to write in first place. 🥹
My latest.
A gun violence prevention program in Kentucky seemed to be making a difference, @JenishaWatts writes. “And then a fight left one young man dead, one wounded, and one in prison”: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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A gun violence prevention program in Kentucky seemed to be making a difference, @JenishaWatts writes. “And then a fight left one young man dead, one wounded, and one in prison”: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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“Crime isn’t the issue in America; the issue in America is very specific, and that is violence,” Malcolm Gladwell tells @JeffreyGoldberg at #TAF26. “When people have encounters in this country, they end in people getting injured or dead way more frequently than in other parts of the world.” theatln.tc/65NUk0Q9
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The entertainment industry is no longer the “Wild West" it was a decade ago, @PadmaLakshmi tells Sophie Gilbert. New media is making it easier for the next generation to get their material out, Lakshmi says:
theatln.tc/65NUk0Q9 #TAF26
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.@Kaepernick7 says some fellow NFL players “wanted to be out there protesting and they wanted to be supportive,” yet feared retaliation from their organizations. “This isn't a one-player or one-team thing. This was across the NFL,” he tells @jemelehill. #TAF26
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“People are losing confidence in higher education as an institution”—and cost is a major reason why, the Chronicle of Higher Education journalist Jack Sterling tells Adam Harris.
Watch the full episode of Radio Atlantic: theatln.tc/9QXNMBBK theatlantic.com/podcasts/202…
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“Plenty of people my age are beginning to take care of sick or aging parents. It’s the natural way; you take care of the people who once took care of you,” @JenishaWatts writes. “But for me, it wasn’t like that”: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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“Plenty of people my age are beginning to take care of sick or aging parents. It’s the natural way; you take care of the people who once took care of you,” @JenishaWatts writes. “But for me, it wasn’t like that”: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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This is beautifully written, by @JenishaWatts, about the loss of the father she never truly knew in the first place: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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“The mask is heavy,” he said. Moore says he wears his own mask around many people, “not because it makes me more comfortable—it’s because it makes them more comfortable.” theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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Wes Moore’s message is tailor-made for the political moment—but he faces distrust from voters who aren’t sure who he really is, @JenishaWatts reports. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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We love of smart, nuanced @JenishaWatts profile of The Newcomer: Wes Moore. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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Ripped through this prismatic profile of Maryland’s governor by @JenishaWatts even before getting out of bed this morning. Simultaneously damning and suffused with grace. Great, twisty read: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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The novel-to-screen adaptation process can take years. But lately, too many stories from Black authors aren't seeing the light of day at all. For
@CapitalBNews, I interviewed Black novelists who share their experiences and help demystify what's happening:
capitalbnews.org/black-book-…
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BREAKING from the great Janay Kingsberry:
Kennedy Center lawyers are ordering staff to remove Trump's name from email signatures, letterhead, website, brochures, promotional materials, press releases, signs, and more...
theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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On a practical level, the expectation that every interview will result in a quote just really limits our ability to gather the info that some stories require. Sometimes you have to talk to 3-4 people to really nail down what is just a few sentences in a long story.
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This morning: MS Now reports that @S_Fitzpatrick is the focus of an FBI investigation bc of her previous reporting in @theatlantic
This afternoon: Fitzpatrick publishes another big story on the FBI. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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How Toni Morrison blurred the lines between being an editor and a writer | @danielleamir
Two recent books about Morrison attempt to make sense of her legacy as a writer, editor and thinker on Black life
theguardian.com/books/2026/a…
