James Kirchick

“Where’s my Roy Cohn?” President Donald Trump demanded in March 2017, barely two months into his first administration. Trump was just given the unwelcome news that his attorney general had recused himself from the Justice Department investigation into his... See more

The Art of War A new book collects Lee Miller’s photographs of the Blitz, a time when the American, with no permit to work yet still holding a tourist visa, turned her camera to a Britain under fire Was Founded By Graydon Carter and Alessandra Stanley And... See more

In his final interview, the late Democratic congressman Barney Frank worried that his party could blow the next presidential election by moving too far left. From immigration to transgender issues to policing, Democrats too often allow radical ideas to go... See more

The left-wing faction is a parasite. By James Kirchick Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. July 21, 2026, 6 AM ET Share Save Even after a string of recent victories in congressional primaries by members of the Democratic Socialists of America, na... See more

Was Lindsey Graham gay? As the author of a book about the history of gay Washington, D.C., it’s a question I’ve been asked frequently for years, and even more so since his sudden death last weekend. The South Carolina Republican’s lifelong confirmed bache... See more