Adam Serwer

Adam Serwer is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of the New York Times best-seller The Cruelty Is the Point. Adam has previously been a recipient of the 2021 Moment Magazine Robert S. Greenberger Journalism award, the 2019 Hillman Prize for opinion journalism, and the 2019 Salute to Excellence Award for commentary from the National Association of Black Journalists.

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  1. Trump’s Fans Are Suffering From Tony Soprano Syndrome

    Some conservatives are embracing the villains in what are supposed to be cautionary tales.

    Collage of black and white photos of Elon Musk, a standing Walter White, Judge Dredd frowning with his helmet on, a postal stamp stylized with Darth Vader’s helmet, the silhouette of Donald Trump, and Tony Soprano.
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  2. The Rise of the Right-Wing Tattletale

    In Texas and elsewhere, new laws and policies have encouraged neighbors to report neighbors to the government.

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    Photo-illustration by Vanessa Saba. Sources: RapidEye / Getty; 20th Century Fox; Getty.