Why can& #39;t he just say it?

Trump equivocates about white supremacy on the presidential debate stage: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-white-nationalism-proud-boys-debate/616546/">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...

The hardest thing about writing on these moments is explaining why this matters--it& #39;s not just a debate flub.

You should read @AdamSerwer& #39;s piece on the nationalist& #39;s delusion, which I think about basically every day. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/the-nationalists-delusion/546356/">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...

You should watch @DanielLombroso& #39;s documentary on the alt-right, which he spent four years embedded with the movement to make. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/white-noise-documentary-alt-right/612898/">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...

You should read Ta-Nehisi Coates on America& #39;s first white president. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/10/the-first-white-president-ta-nehisi-coates/537909/">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...

My piece on last night& #39;s debate is a snapshot of something huge and defining about Trump& #39;s presidency. It is our responsibility as citizens, and journalists, to understand it.