Image courtesy of Chase Hall Studio. America Thinks It Knows Black Men They don’t see me, or Ahmaud Arbery, running down the road—they see their fear. Ibram X. Kendi
Donald Trump Has No Plan Thousands are dying each week, the economy is cratering, and the president is at a total loss. David A. Graham Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty
Baseball’s Strange and Poignant Return to TV The first live sports games to air in the U.S. since the start of the pandemic provide a hopeful, yet harrowing, look at the future. Robert O'Connell Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images
I Didn’t Get to Graduate Either In May 1998, I should have been finishing my first year at an Ivy League college. Instead, I was in a state-funded halfway house in Minneapolis trying to recover from a heroin addiction. Bridget Phetasy Bridget Phetasy / The Atlantic
The Sitcom Dad Who Made Grouchiness Into an Art Form The actor Jerry Stiller, who died yesterday at age 92, was unforgettable as the irascible Frank Costanza on Seinfeld. David Sims Everett Collection
The Atlantic Daily Air Travel After the Outbreak Flying was already miserable before the pandemic arrived. Now it’s worse—and don’t expect things to go back to normal soon. Caroline Mimbs Nyce