Jimmy Carter
Letter from the South
Jimmy Carter’s Rock-and-Roll Legacy
The former President has a surprisingly long list of musician friends, some of whom, in the past days and weeks, have been reflecting on the time they’ve had with him.
By Charles Bethea
Daily Comment
Joe Biden’s Solar Plan and the Prescience of Jimmy Carter
The best time to plant a solar panel was forty years ago—but Biden is trying hard to make up for lost time.
By Bill McKibben
Daily Comment
The Manic Denialism of the Republican National Convention
Speakers at the R.N.C. keep ringing the same notes: fabricated panic followed by hoarse Panglossianism. They owe a debt to Ronald Reagan.
By Andrew Marantz
Shouts & Murmurs
Carterism
The bombastic peanut-farming mogul turned President would pace the Lincoln Bedroom into the wee hours, sending telegrams.
By Teddy Wayne
He Said, She Said Dept.
The Carters’ Platinum Anniversary
The former President and First Lady celebrate seventy years of marriage.
By Jonathan Alter