Politics

A Second Emancipation

by Taylor Branch and Haley Sweetland Edwards January 25, 2013April 11, 2023

Politics

Lincoln Died for Our Sins

by Jelani Cobb January 22, 2013April 11, 2023

January/February 2013, Magazine, Politics

Lincoln: No Hero to Native Americans

by Sherry Salway Black December 27, 2012January 9, 2022

Support the Washington Monthly

Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and thoughtful commentary.

We’re not a subsidiary of a giant media company or a mouthpiece for ideologues. We’re independent, listened to by insiders and willing to take on sacred cows—liberal and conservative.

Yes, I'll Make a Donation

Abraham Lincoln

A Second Emancipation

Lincoln Died for Our Sins

Lincoln: No Hero to Native Americans

The Red Undertow in the Midterms

Why Won’t the Clean Energy Industry Play Dirty?

This Is the Biggest Reason Why a Blue Wave Is Probably Coming

Many Health Care Grad Students Can’t Get the Loans They Need

The Unitary Executive Theory in All of Its Historical Perversity

The Secret Monopoly Making Everything More Expensive

Never miss an article!