The Syrian strongman saw the red line on sarin as a green light to do everything else.

The recent carnage notwithstanding, the government has called for talks with the Taliban.

A collection of articles from every year of The Atlantic’s history traces the evolution of the magazine, and of America.

Twentieth-century American presidents lionized the Confederate general. Now the tide is shifting.

The governor’s yearbook picture, like many images before it, reinforces the belief that blacks are content in their oppression.

And the young, brilliant professor who made them before he died

Protesters in Iraq and Lebanon are transcending societal divides to oppose political systems that are rooted in division. But can the unity last?

India’s and Turkey’s leaders are turning buildings into battlegrounds for nationalists.

Democracy is under attack, and we need to protect it.