Feminism’s Fault Lines

Gaetz’s Sex-Crime Lawyers • Alabama Wants More Prisons • Facebook Pauses Instagram Kids [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Feminism’s Fault Lines Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Sure, Liz Cheney stood up to Donald Trump, but she “still won’t acknowledge the truth about the Republican Party,” Eric Lutz [writes](, as Bess Levin [explores]( Matt Gaetz’s legal strategy and Caleb Ecarma [finds]( COVID-ravaged Alabama focused on building more prisons. Reporting from London, Melissa Jeltsen [writes]( how the disappearance and murder of Sarah Everard “tapped into the public’s already fragile sense of safety, corroded by months of fighting an invisible, deadly virus”—along with exposing rifts in the feminist movement. Plus, Charlotte Klein [reports]( that Facebook still thinks the now paused Instagram Kids is a good idea. Thanks for reading! [Police officers form a cordon as vigil-goers turn on their phone lights at a bandstand on Clapham Common.]( [She Was Walking Home: How Sarah Everard’s Murder Revealed Feminism’s Fault Lines]( By [Melissa Jeltsen]( [The disappearance and murder of a young British woman, whose killer will be sentenced this week, unleashed a torrent of anger—and exposed deep rifts in feminist approaches to criminal justice.]( [Read more button]( [Facebook Pauses “Instagram Kids” but Swears It’s Still a Good Idea]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The social media giant halted plans for a version of the app for children under 13, concerns about which were exacerbated by a Wall Street Journal exposé earlier this month.]( [Read more button]( [Liz Cheney’s 60 Minutes Interview Shows She Still Won’t Acknowledge the Truth About the Republican Party]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Trump’s agenda wasn’t separate from his personal deficiency, but an outgrowth of it. And Republicans remain in his thrall not just because of a lack of courage, but because many share his disdain for democratic values.]( [Read more button]( [Matt Gaetz Has Apparently Hired a Who’s Who of Sex-Crime Lawyers to Defend Him]( By [Bess Levin]( [One of them represented the gynecologist accused of sexual assault by 200 patients.]( [Read more button]( [Alabama Wants to Use $400 Million in COVID Relief Money to Build More Prisons]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Lawmakers have eagerly jumped on board with the plan, while activist groups want the money to be used to fund, say, straining health care facilities or PPE purchases instead.]( [Read more button]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2021 Condé Nast