The Secret History of Family Separation
The Trump administration’s cruelest policy is, as Caitlin Dickerson’s new cover story shows, a cautionary tale about empowering zealots.
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.
I am appalled at the intentional cruelty and shocking incompetence that drove the Trump administration’s family-separation tragedy.
But first, here’s more from The Atlantic.
- What America’s great unwinding would mean for the world
- Beach vacationers are doing it wrong.
- David Petraeus: Afghanistan did not have to turn out this way.
“This is evil.”
Welcome to the week, and allow me to introduce—or reintroduce—myself to you. I’m Tom Nichols, a staff writer here at , where I’m also the proprietor of the newsletter. If you’re a regular Daily reader, you might remember that I authored this newsletter in June; I’m back,colleagues, I’ll be sharing thoughts and analysis about the day’s news and other issues.
