Sphere and Loathing in Las Vegas
My night in front of the world’s largest LED screen
Why a Blue-Leaning Swing State Is Getting Redder
Joe Biden’s standing in Nevada probably isn’t as bad as polling suggests. But Democrats should still be worried.
David Cameron’s Desperate Return to British Politics
The default move by Britain’s Conservative Party, when in trouble, is to summon a posh bloke.
The Meaning of ‘Sir’ and ‘Ma’am’
“I’d assumed this practice was a manifestation of military decorum.”
Hamas Must Go
The terror group has proved again and again that it will sabotage any efforts to forge a lasting peace.
Have Yourself an Early Little Christmas
Why I put my tree up before I carve the Thanksgiving turkey
The Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.
The Juvenile Viciousness of Campus Anti-Semitism
Some of America’s students are embracing an ancient evil.
Diwali 2023: Images From the Festival of Lights
Photos from this year’s festival, as celebrants color their world, give prayers, and wish one another a happy Diwali
Did Humans Ever Live in Peace?
War may be ancient, but it doesn’t have to go on forever.
America Is Getting Lonelier and More Indoorsy. That’s Not a Coincidence.
Our relationship to nature and our relationships with one another are deeply intertwined.
Is Biden Toast?
Obama won reelection despite Biden-esque polling numbers, but the comparison goes only so far.
Trump Isn’t Merely Unhinged
Many of his recent statements illustrate a profoundly un-American set of ideas.
When Milton Friedman Ran the Show
The economist’s free-market ideas, once a reigning consensus, have been marginalized—yet have also left a disconcerting mark.
Why Is America Afraid of Black History?
No one should fear a history that asks a country to live up to its highest ideals.
The Questions That Most Need Asking
The Atlantic revisits Reconstruction.
This Ghost of Slavery
A play of past and present
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The Confederate General Whom All the Other Confederates Hated
James Longstreet became a champion of Reconstruction. Why?
How Reconstruction Created American Public Education
Freedpeople and their advocates persuaded the nation to embrace schooling for all.