McKay Coppins
@mckaycoppins.bsky.social
Staff Writer, The Atlantic. Author of NYT bestseller ROMNEY: A RECKONING.
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I assume you’ve read the seminal @mckaycoppins.bsky.social work from 2013: www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mcka...
Inside The Meltdown At America’s Most Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm
Rex Elsass built a Republican empire on his faith. But he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul.
www.buzzfeednews.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I assume you’ve read the seminal @mckaycoppins.bsky.social work from 2013: www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mcka...
I also wrote a bit in my newsletter (subscribe below!) about why I wanted to talk to Sen. Kelly and what I found most notable from our conversation. mckaycoppins.substack.com/p/the-violen...
The violence that haunts American politics
A conversation with Senator Mark Kelly about what's driving the rise in vigilante violence, how to stop it, and why he believes ICE agents should refuse to follow unlawful orders.
mckaycoppins.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I also wrote a bit in my newsletter (subscribe below!) about why I wanted to talk to Sen. Kelly and what I found most notable from our conversation. mckaycoppins.substack.com/p/the-violen...
I don’t even know which side you’re insisting with such certainty doesn’t participate in political violence. But whatever you’re arguing, just the last few years would strongly suggest you’re wrong.
September 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I don’t even know which side you’re insisting with such certainty doesn’t participate in political violence. But whatever you’re arguing, just the last few years would strongly suggest you’re wrong.
I spoke with Utah's grieving governor about his state, America's dangerous spiral, and what social media is doing to us. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump Has a Warning for Spencer Cox
Utah’s grieving governor opens up about his state, the country’s dangerous spiral, and a haunting conversation with the president.
www.theatlantic.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I spoke with Utah's grieving governor about his state, America's dangerous spiral, and what social media is doing to us. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
(Chaffetz, notably, resigned from Congress a month later, joined Fox News, and has enjoyed an apparently successful media career as a pro-Trump pundit/talking head/author.) Anyway, here's the link to that interview:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Jason Chaffetz: The Prince of Oversight
The Utah Republican chairs the House’s watchdog committee. But critics charge he’d rather overlook the Trump administration’s infractions than look into them.
www.theatlantic.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
(Chaffetz, notably, resigned from Congress a month later, joined Fox News, and has enjoyed an apparently successful media career as a pro-Trump pundit/talking head/author.) Anyway, here's the link to that interview:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Solid picks. (Nominating El Scorcho!)
July 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Solid picks. (Nominating El Scorcho!)