Mike Johnson was perfectly capable of working with Democrats; he just didn’t want to. Read @elainaplott Calabro’s profile of the unlikely speaker: www.theatlantic.com/…

The past few months have shown that modern universities are destabilized when they do not have a clear sense of their priorities, @DKThomp writes. theatln.tc/QOAHIliO

The question of who’s a better rapper—Drake or Kendrick—has given way to a more profound debate about hip-hop, masculinity, and the nature of evil, writes @skornhaber: www.theatlantic.com/…

“It’s tempting to argue that America could reasonably trade everyone’s digital privacy in exchange for keeping kids safe,” @lmatsakis writes. “But we can look at what has happened in China and see the obvious problem with that logic.” www.theatlantic.com/…

Fear is not what’s driving Americans to support Trump—it is, instead, how many justify their support, @Peter_Wehner writes: www.theatlantic.com/…