In her first argument as a lawyer before the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg famously quoted the abolitionist Sarah Grimké,...

The Atlantic Festival, back for the second year in New York City from September 17 to 19, is announcing new...

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Michael Probst / APThe Pfalzgrafenstein toll castle sits in the middle of the Rhine River, seen at a very low...

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For The Atlantic’s September cover story, staff writer Tyler Austin Harper writes about how he came to lose faith in...