Ron Chernow

Ron Chernow is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer. His most recent book is Mark Twain.

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  1. What Would Mark Twain Think of America at 250?

    The country’s greatest satirist loved technology and hated corruption. He’d have plenty to say about both in 2026.

    Ron Chernow
    An illustration with black-and-white cut outs of Mark Twain (center), the U.S. Capitol building, Donald Trump speaking, and a bull over a parchment background with a deconstructed American flag.
    Illustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic. Sources: Anna Moneymaker / Getty; Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress; Library of Congress.