The Atlantic fired recent hire and highly criticized columnist Kevin Williamson, who said people who get abortions should be hanged.
Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg told staff in an email today that while he thought the former National Review correspondent was a “gifted writer,” The Atlantic would be “parting ways” with Williamson after coming to the conclusion that the publication isn’t “the best fit for his talents.”
At first, Williamson’s remark was thought to have lived only on Twitter.
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