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American Civil War

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The Black Soldiers Who Changed the Meaning of the Civil War

June 18, 2026

Black troops in the Civil War

In Praise of ‘Difficult’ Kids

April 13, 2026

A row of pencils pointing upward, with just one pencil facing down

Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military

April 8, 2026

An image of Pete Hegseth speaking to a group of military personnel

Carrie Prejean Boller Is Not Going Quietly

February 12, 2026

Carrie Prejean Boller

Deadlier Than Gettysburg

Drew Gilpin Faust

March 2026 Issue

black-and-white etching of thousands of haggard men in open-air camp

The Mystery of Henry Fordham

Eugene Robinson

March 2026 Issue

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America Is Great When America Is Good

November 6, 2025

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The Lincoln Way

November 2025 Issue

Graphic illustration with collage of a color portrait of Lincoln (left), a black-and-white portrait of George Washington on horse (right), and a detail of a book excerpt of Lincoln's Lyceum Address (center).

The Enemy That Hegseth and Trump Insist on Honoring

August 31, 2025

A black-and-white photograph of the Reconciliation Memorial against a red background

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Birth of the Attention Economy

July 31, 2025

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The AI Industry Is Radicalizing

July 8, 2025

A graphic illustration of an AI brain with one side splitting off into many branches.

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Why Won’t the Pentagon Own Up to Trump’s Latest Move?

David A. Graham

June 12, 2025

A group of soldiers stands in front of a Jumbotron showing Donald Trump at a podium above them

Time-Travel Thursdays

What Should You Let Your Kids Read?

May 15, 2025

Two kids read a book together in the grass

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Problem With Abe Lincoln’s Face

April 10, 2025

A blue-tinted image of Abe Lincoln with an orange filled-in beard

Why People Feel Nostalgic for Terrible Times

February 19, 2025

Photo illustration of rose colored glasses with thorns on them

Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee

David W. Blight

January 27, 2025

A white and red striped crib

The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution

January 22, 2025

Illustration of a hand holding up two American flags in front of a U.S. passport and the U.S. Constitution

The Atlantic Daily

What Trump and Haley’s Civil War Gaffes Reveal

David A. Graham

January 10, 2024

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley sitting in the Oval Office on October 9, 2018

Baseball Is Speeding Up Again

March 30, 2023

Illustration of a clock and a baseball.

Radio Atlantic: How to Stop a Civil War

November 14, 2019

The Atlantic Believes

November 1941 Issue