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Getty / The Atlantic What Lincoln Knew
You cannot claim to support the rule of law while also ignoring it.
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Win McNamee / Getty Will Lamar Alexander’s Warning Restrain Trump?
The veteran lawmaker is relying on the political system to check the president, even though he does not think it is right to apply the most powerful check Congress has.
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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve … The Remarkable Life of Jessie Benton Frémont
A century and a half ago, a pioneering woman redefined the role of the political spouse.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Powerful Woman on the Phone With Kellyanne Conway
When a White House official tried to intimidate a reporter, she ended up illustrating the potency of a free press.
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Reuters Ahmadinejad’s Quarterback Sneak
The former Iranian president’s praise for Colin Kaepernick is best understood as an effort to deflect attention from his nation’s record on human rights.
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Christopher Aluka Berry / Reuters Donald Trump and the Legacy of Andrew Jackson
There’s no shortage of parallels between the two populists—but there’s at least one crucial difference.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum How Is the Blackhawks’ Name Any Less Offensive Than the Redskins’?
Like the Washington NFL franchise, the Chicago hockey team has a Native American name, but the history it evokes is better worth remembering.
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Free Speech in the Muslim World? Ask the Egyptian TV Station That First Aired the Anti-Islam Movie
The story of Al Nas TV shows that there is room in Muslim societies for tolerating religiously offensive ideas.
