To rejoin the Union, Georgia had little choice but to follow the requirements of Reconstruction, even if it did so ...

Ava DuVernay brought the world premiere of 14th, her Netflix documentary about the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to the closing night of the 2026 New York Film Festival. While the film's ...

The movie, I'm pleased to report, exerts the same kind of historical/topical force that "13th" did. DuVernay, while she works in an extremely accessible and mainstream way, has a singular gift for ...

Cortez’s call to action sums up the lessons offered by Ava DuVernay’s illuminating, rousing documentary. Learn the virtues of ...

The 14th Amendment wrote the Declaration of Independence's promise of freedom and equality into the Constitution. Ratified after the Civil War, this amendment transformed the Constitution forever and ...

The three post–Civil War constitutional amendments offered the United States a second, more democratic founding. Preserving this framework is essential. It became clear to me that the framers ...

In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the Brexit vote, which was cast 10 years ago this month. David explains why Brexit has not only been a ...