The Atlantic

March 2026 |

Rod Dreher’s Demons He derides the Enlightenment, secularism, and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president— are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages Every Nation for Itself President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous— and the whole world less secure. Why Do Democrats Hate Winning? They say they want to save democracy. But first they need to get out of their own way. By Mark Leibovich Deadlier Than Gettysburg How the cruelty of the Confederacy’s prison camps gave rise to the rules of war By Drew Gilpin Faust The Mystery of Henry Fordham How did my great-great grandfather become a free man?