In 1857, The Atlantic’s founders wrote that their magazine would make a sincere and honest effort to represent and champion what they called “the American idea.” The Atlantic will visit all 50 states ...

Administering an exam used to be straightforward: All a college professor needed was an open room and a stack of blue books. At many American universities, this is no longer true. Professors now ...

The S.S. United States was an opulent passenger steamship. Now it might be sunk in the Gulf of Mexico. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll look at a last-ditch move to save the S.S.

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The SS United States, sitting dockside in Mobile, Ala., in August 2025, as crews prep it for its eventual sinking in the Gulf of Mexico. (Courtesy of Okaloosa County, Fla.) The SS United States inches ...