Atlantic writer’s Malcolm X assassination joke reveals magazine’s partisan double standard

Published February 7, 2019 10:23pm ET



The Atlantic’s Jemele Hill has apologized for appearing to joke this week about the assassination of President Trump, claiming she never actually meant to advocate for violence against the president.

Her employer, meanwhile, remains silent on the matter, which is curious considering it had a lot to say about civil discourse last year after it was pressured into firing conservative author Kevin Williamson.

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