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Introducing Transatlantic News and Opinion Roundups
Trust in Institutions: Atlantic Sentinel Reading List
After writing yesterday’s editorial, about Republican attacks on the American FBI, it occurred to me we’ve published more than a few stories about declining trust in institutions and what this means for Western democracy. So I’ve added a tag, trust in institutions, to help you find those stories more easily. Read more
New Sidebar, More Minimalistic Layout
Regular readers will know by now I can’t help but tinker with the website every one or two months.
My goal is always to make the site as minimalistic as possible without hurting usability: draw your eye to the content but have all the tools you need to navigate at your fingertips. I think this update does that. Read more
Our Best Stories of 2017
2017 was marked by the aftermath of the political upsets of 2016: Brexit got started, Donald Trump was sworn in as president and “globalists” were left wondering where it had all gone wrong.
The intellectual and political debate that ensued clarified things. My own conclusion: we are living through the latest battle in the war between Enlightenment universalism and Romantic nationalism. The politics and the policies have changed, but the underlying tension — between liberty and community, between opportunity and equality, between city and country — is the same it has been for centuries.
Most of our top stories from 2017, from Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party to the political realignment in France, have to do with this tension in one way or another.
Here is an overview. Read more
Our Catalan Election Day Live Blog and Reading List
On Thursday, the Atlantic Sentinel will be providing live analysis and commentary of the election in Catalonia.
In addition to updating you on the results, our focus will be on analysis and opinion. We’ll be reading the local, European and international coverage of the election and share (and where necessary translate) interesting takes for you.
I hope you’ll join us! We’ll kick off around noon Central European Time. Read more
New Author Bylines and Country Menu
You’ll notice there have been a few design changes. Most are small: the formatting of the meta data and widget titles is a little different; the author bio has been replaced with a simpler — and what I think is a more elegant — byline.
The biggest change is in the sidebar, where you can now find links to the latest articles about France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. I hope that will let you more easily find the stories you are looking for.
As always, I welcome your feedback! If you have any criticisms or suggestions, please leave them in the comments.