Adam Harris
@adamhsays.com
writer, southern.
Author of The State Must Provide. Writing Is This America?
Host, The Atlantic. Occasionally sharing poems. Work in The Guardian, NYT, BBC. More: www.harrisadam.com
Author of The State Must Provide. Writing Is This America?
Host, The Atlantic. Occasionally sharing poems. Work in The Guardian, NYT, BBC. More: www.harrisadam.com
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Adam Harris
@adamhsays.com
· Jan 9
I realize I haven't talked much about Is This America here! I've been working on it for the last several years. Excited for you all to read it. More soon, but for now:
another Super Bowl and to all my fellow Browns fans: it won’t be alright next year, but that’s what we signed up for.
February 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
another Super Bowl and to all my fellow Browns fans: it won’t be alright next year, but that’s what we signed up for.
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And the women’s team:
- the daughter of Chinese immigrants who rebuffed an aggressive campaign to get her to skate for China
- the daughter of an Italian immigrant embryologist mom who named her after a Michelle Pfeiffer character
- the pansexual daughter of a Texas cop (who is her biggest fan)
- the daughter of Chinese immigrants who rebuffed an aggressive campaign to get her to skate for China
- the daughter of an Italian immigrant embryologist mom who named her after a Michelle Pfeiffer character
- the pansexual daughter of a Texas cop (who is her biggest fan)
This year, the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Men's Team is represented by:
• the son of Ukrainian Junior World Champion skaters in Florida who like Papa John's
• the son of Russian World Champion skaters in Connecticut
• the son of Uzbek Olympic skaters in Virginia
That's what makes America great.
• the son of Ukrainian Junior World Champion skaters in Florida who like Papa John's
• the son of Russian World Champion skaters in Connecticut
• the son of Uzbek Olympic skaters in Virginia
That's what makes America great.
This year, the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Pairs Team is represented by:
• A Japanese and Chinese Hawaiian
• A Michigan guy (You'll notice a trend here)
• A Hong Kong and Taiwanese Texan
• A Japanese American and Army soldier who is studying to become a chaplain!
That's what makes America great.
• A Japanese and Chinese Hawaiian
• A Michigan guy (You'll notice a trend here)
• A Hong Kong and Taiwanese Texan
• A Japanese American and Army soldier who is studying to become a chaplain!
That's what makes America great.
February 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM
And the women’s team:
- the daughter of Chinese immigrants who rebuffed an aggressive campaign to get her to skate for China
- the daughter of an Italian immigrant embryologist mom who named her after a Michelle Pfeiffer character
- the pansexual daughter of a Texas cop (who is her biggest fan)
- the daughter of Chinese immigrants who rebuffed an aggressive campaign to get her to skate for China
- the daughter of an Italian immigrant embryologist mom who named her after a Michelle Pfeiffer character
- the pansexual daughter of a Texas cop (who is her biggest fan)
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Kaori Sakamoto skated a performance for the ages. Check out my piece on the most popular skater in the Olympics might not be named Ilia Malinin (yes, I am a Washington Post reporter at the Olympics): wapo.st/4rGFoND
Analysis | The most popular skater at the Olympics might not be Ilia Malinin
Japanese star Kaori Sakamoto delivered deliver one of skating’s most moving programs of all time in the team event.
wapo.st
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Kaori Sakamoto skated a performance for the ages. Check out my piece on the most popular skater in the Olympics might not be named Ilia Malinin (yes, I am a Washington Post reporter at the Olympics): wapo.st/4rGFoND
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“They quartered troops among them,
amid times of bitter peace,
when that massacre in Boston,
for a nation, stained a lease.
They won freedom for their people
but in fine print said: be damned.
To that man who said, of ham, they’d
‘rob old Tony, Doll, and Sam’“ www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
amid times of bitter peace,
when that massacre in Boston,
for a nation, stained a lease.
They won freedom for their people
but in fine print said: be damned.
To that man who said, of ham, they’d
‘rob old Tony, Doll, and Sam’“ www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
One of Our Own
A poem
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
“They quartered troops among them,
amid times of bitter peace,
when that massacre in Boston,
for a nation, stained a lease.
They won freedom for their people
but in fine print said: be damned.
To that man who said, of ham, they’d
‘rob old Tony, Doll, and Sam’“ www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
amid times of bitter peace,
when that massacre in Boston,
for a nation, stained a lease.
They won freedom for their people
but in fine print said: be damned.
To that man who said, of ham, they’d
‘rob old Tony, Doll, and Sam’“ www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
“They quartered troops among them,
amid times of bitter peace,
when that massacre in Boston,
for a nation, stained a lease.
They won freedom for their people
but in fine print said: be damned.
To that man who said, of ham, they’d
‘rob old Tony, Doll, and Sam’“ www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
amid times of bitter peace,
when that massacre in Boston,
for a nation, stained a lease.
They won freedom for their people
but in fine print said: be damned.
To that man who said, of ham, they’d
‘rob old Tony, Doll, and Sam’“ www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
One of Our Own
A poem
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
“They quartered troops among them,
amid times of bitter peace,
when that massacre in Boston,
for a nation, stained a lease.
They won freedom for their people
but in fine print said: be damned.
To that man who said, of ham, they’d
‘rob old Tony, Doll, and Sam’“ www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
amid times of bitter peace,
when that massacre in Boston,
for a nation, stained a lease.
They won freedom for their people
but in fine print said: be damned.
To that man who said, of ham, they’d
‘rob old Tony, Doll, and Sam’“ www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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YES. This is absolutely the right way to wrestle with “what do we do with Berry now?” (And I was unaware that bell hooks wrote a work engaging specifically with his influence!)
February 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
YES. This is absolutely the right way to wrestle with “what do we do with Berry now?” (And I was unaware that bell hooks wrote a work engaging specifically with his influence!)
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Devastated to see what’s happening at a place that I loved because it was the writing home of so many people I loved. what a gutting week
Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht?
Advice for Jeff Bezos
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Devastated to see what’s happening at a place that I loved because it was the writing home of so many people I loved. what a gutting week
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This has slowly been happening at all but flagship public universities. This would accelerate the practice, and I expect more states (including some blue states) to follow suit in the coming years.
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This has slowly been happening at all but flagship public universities. This would accelerate the practice, and I expect more states (including some blue states) to follow suit in the coming years.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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hell of an essay here from @oliviapaschal.com southlandsmag.com/after-the-ye...
After the Yeoman
His powerful critiques of industrial agriculture have shaped generations of thinking about the South. But how useful is Wendell Berry’s agrarianism in a new age?
southlandsmag.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
hell of an essay here from @oliviapaschal.com southlandsmag.com/after-the-ye...
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Yesterday, hundreds of those people were swept out, because of the charlatans in charge. Hundreds remain, carrying on the work.
I wish Americans could really see & feel what it's like in a newsroom. The care. The effort. @sallyjenx.bsky.social captures it here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
I wish Americans could really see & feel what it's like in a newsroom. The care. The effort. @sallyjenx.bsky.social captures it here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
You Can’t Kill Swagger
My old corner of The Washington Post raised some of the best journalists in the business.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Yesterday, hundreds of those people were swept out, because of the charlatans in charge. Hundreds remain, carrying on the work.
I wish Americans could really see & feel what it's like in a newsroom. The care. The effort. @sallyjenx.bsky.social captures it here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
I wish Americans could really see & feel what it's like in a newsroom. The care. The effort. @sallyjenx.bsky.social captures it here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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I left The Washington Post last year, but wrote my love letter in the middle of my time there, in 2015.
Everything changed, over my 1st decade there. Then everything changed again, in the decade after this was written. But there were 2 constants: the work & the people. www.mrdanzak.com/blog/10years
Everything changed, over my 1st decade there. Then everything changed again, in the decade after this was written. But there were 2 constants: the work & the people. www.mrdanzak.com/blog/10years
A good shot at the facts — Mr. Dan Zak
Ten years ago today I first reported for work at The Washington Post. Deep Throat had come out a couple days earlier. I might have been wearing a tie. My pants sure as shit didn't fit.
www.mrdanzak.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I left The Washington Post last year, but wrote my love letter in the middle of my time there, in 2015.
Everything changed, over my 1st decade there. Then everything changed again, in the decade after this was written. But there were 2 constants: the work & the people. www.mrdanzak.com/blog/10years
Everything changed, over my 1st decade there. Then everything changed again, in the decade after this was written. But there were 2 constants: the work & the people. www.mrdanzak.com/blog/10years
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We are in the midst of another racial reckoning. This one purging all the gains of the former and then some.
My position at The Post was eliminated, along with many other journalists of color hired after the 2020 racial reckoning.
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
We are in the midst of another racial reckoning. This one purging all the gains of the former and then some.
"When violating the Constitution on a daily basis a mask helps, because people who are assured that they won’t face consequences for abusing power almost inevitably do so. One wonders if this is actually the government’s purpose in masking them." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks
Face coverings may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to make it easier for them to do unconstitutional things.
www.theatlantic.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
"When violating the Constitution on a daily basis a mask helps, because people who are assured that they won’t face consequences for abusing power almost inevitably do so. One wonders if this is actually the government’s purpose in masking them." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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An American story. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
An American story. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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Don’t miss our recent episode of the Stories From The States podcast for a look at the question of what Tennessee owes its only publicly-funded historically Black university.
Listen here.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/debt...
Listen here.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/debt...
The Debt: What Tennessee Owes Its HBCU | News From The States
www.newsfromthestates.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Don’t miss our recent episode of the Stories From The States podcast for a look at the question of what Tennessee owes its only publicly-funded historically Black university.
Listen here.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/debt...
Listen here.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/debt...
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“…immigration authorities are increasingly ensnaring the youngest and most vulnerable…” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Judge ordered 5-year-old released, but data shows ICE is detaining more kids
As family detentions spike, the Trump administration is increasingly ensnaring the youngest, and most vulnerable, lawyers and advocates say.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:19 PM
“…immigration authorities are increasingly ensnaring the youngest and most vulnerable…” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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have a piece in @nplusonemag.com today trying to puzzle out where walmart sits in the new world order, also about how weird its new corporate campus is. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
The Beast of Bentonville | Olivia Paschal
In retrospect, the week of Donald Trump’s inauguration was an inopportune time for Walmart to hold the grand opening of its new corporate campus.
www.nplusonemag.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:25 PM
have a piece in @nplusonemag.com today trying to puzzle out where walmart sits in the new world order, also about how weird its new corporate campus is. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Reading this today: “Statesmen of America! beware what you do…Nations, not less than individuals, reap as they sow. The dreadful calamities of the past few years came not by accident, nor unbidden, from the ground.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
An Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage
“Statesmen, beware what you do. The destiny of unborn and unnumbered generations is in your hands.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Reading this today: “Statesmen of America! beware what you do…Nations, not less than individuals, reap as they sow. The dreadful calamities of the past few years came not by accident, nor unbidden, from the ground.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Watched Sinners again for the first time since the theaters tonight and… man, what a film.
February 1, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Watched Sinners again for the first time since the theaters tonight and… man, what a film.
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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“For our nation is the sum / of the action of us all.”
Read "One of Our Own," a new poem by Adam Harris:
Read "One of Our Own," a new poem by Adam Harris:
One of Our Own
A poem
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“For our nation is the sum / of the action of us all.”
Read "One of Our Own," a new poem by Adam Harris:
Read "One of Our Own," a new poem by Adam Harris:
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Whoa ❤️
“of turning boldly with the light
to evil’s war against the truth.
And now that struggle is renewed:
given birth and a new youth”
“of turning boldly with the light
to evil’s war against the truth.
And now that struggle is renewed:
given birth and a new youth”
I have a new poem in @theatlantic.com today (!)
It’s called One of Our Own and the result of my thinking about America and Minneapolis and Boston and Douglass and Lowell’s “The Present Crisis“
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
It’s called One of Our Own and the result of my thinking about America and Minneapolis and Boston and Douglass and Lowell’s “The Present Crisis“
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
One of Our Own
A poem
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Whoa ❤️
“of turning boldly with the light
to evil’s war against the truth.
And now that struggle is renewed:
given birth and a new youth”
“of turning boldly with the light
to evil’s war against the truth.
And now that struggle is renewed:
given birth and a new youth”
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As the great believer cautioned,
treachery says 𝘶𝘱 when 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯;
it “scatters whole families”
without second thought or sound.
treachery says 𝘶𝘱 when 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯;
it “scatters whole families”
without second thought or sound.
I have a new poem in @theatlantic.com today (!)
It’s called One of Our Own and the result of my thinking about America and Minneapolis and Boston and Douglass and Lowell’s “The Present Crisis“
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
It’s called One of Our Own and the result of my thinking about America and Minneapolis and Boston and Douglass and Lowell’s “The Present Crisis“
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
One of Our Own
A poem
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:29 PM
As the great believer cautioned,
treachery says 𝘶𝘱 when 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯;
it “scatters whole families”
without second thought or sound.
treachery says 𝘶𝘱 when 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯;
it “scatters whole families”
without second thought or sound.
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a profound and righteous obituary for our friend dan mcquade www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
a profound and righteous obituary for our friend dan mcquade www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...