Annika Neklason

The most powerful people and institutions in the South spread paranoia and fear to protect slavery. Their beliefs led the country to war—and continue to haunt our politics to this day.

This Memorial Day, revisit the work of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Muir, and more.

In this special edition of The Atlantic Daily: a biblical mystery unwound; a con man brought to justice; an ancient species coming back to life; and more.

Tuberculosis sanatoriums offered patients fresh air, entertainment, and socialization—for those who could afford them.

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau going into quarantine, more responsibility may fall to his deputy, Chrystia Freeland. Her writing for The Atlantic offers a glimpse into her thinking.

On the occasion of this year’s Hitchens Prize, a look back at tributes to Christopher Hitchens by Atlantic writers at the time of his death

A repealed amendment and generations of Supreme Court rulings have left the constitutional regulation of private behavior in the past. Will it stay there?

Here are some of the stories from The Atlantic’s archives that shaped my understanding of the past decade.

He co-founded The Atlantic 162 years ago this month. His vision of progress shaped the magazine—and helped define American culture, in his time and in ours.

Alternate Endings explores how a new generation of elderly Americans is making dying more personal and more open.