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Here’s What’s Replacing It.</a></h1><p class="QuadBelt_dek__NrTZw">Demand for cultural commentary is higher than it’s ever been—but now that commentary is coming from unconventional new sources.</p><div class="HomepageMetadata_root__tX1_H"><div class="HomepageMetadata_byline__DeBnW"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/spencer-kornhaber/" class="HomepageMetadata_author__cZlr8" data-event-element="author">Spencer Kornhaber</a></div></div><div class="AudioSignal_root__Ghjn4"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/10/arts-criticism-future/684523/"><svg width="16" height="16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="AudioSignal_speakerIcon__BiCdQ" data-event-element="audio signal"><title>audio</title><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 12a4 4 0 000-8v1a3 3 0 110 6v1z" fill="#000" fill-opacity="0.6"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 10a2 2 0 100-4v1a1 1 0 110 2v1z" fill="#000" fill-opacity="0.6"></path><mask id="speaker-icon_svg__a" fill="#fff"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M9 2.414c0-.89-1.077-1.337-1.707-.707l-2 2A1 1 0 014.586 4H3a1 1 0 00-1 1v6a1 1 0 001 1h1.586a1 1 0 01.707.293l2 2c.63.63 1.707.184 1.707-.707V2.414z"></path></mask><path d="M7.293 14.293L6.586 15l.707-.707zm-2-2L6 11.586l-.707.707zm0-8.586L4.586 3l.707.707zM6 4.414l2-2L6.586 1l-2 2L6 4.414zM3 5h1.586V3H3v2zm0 6V5H1v6h2zm1.586 0H3v2h1.586v-2zM8 13.586l-2-2L4.586 13l2 2L8 13.586zM8 12v1.586h2V12H8zm0-8v8h2V4H8zm0-1.586V4h2V2.414H8zM6.586 15c1.26 1.26 3.414.368 3.414-1.414H8L6.586 15zm-2-2L6 11.586A2 2 0 004.586 11v2zM1 11a2 2 0 002 2v-2H1zm2-8a2 2 0 00-2 2h2V3zm5-.586h2C10 .632 7.846-.26 6.586 1L8 2.414zM4.586 3v2A2 2 0 006 4.414L4.586 3z" fill="#000" fill-opacity="0.6" mask="url(#speaker-icon_svg__a)"></path></svg></a></div></div></article></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="HomepageTop_lowerBelt__izwSo"><div data-event-module="lower belt"><div class="QuadBelt_root__UbP9w QuadBelt_lowerBelt__85L4G"><div class="SectionHeading_root__GlBnO"><h3 class="SectionHeading_heading__Kh8Ry"><a class="SectionHeading_headingLink__oYbxQ" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/category/unfinished-revolution/">THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION</a></h3></div><ul class="QuadBelt_list__A2C41"><li class="QuadBelt_listItem__Lhc42" data-event-position="1"><article class="QuadBelt_article__sdZkw"><figure class="QuadBelt_figure__H9Wo0" data-event-element="image"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/11/founding-fathers-dining-city-tavern/684320/"><picture><source media="(min-width: 576px)" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/9S9JFNeZfReqwYXM1OyWnO3w4Wk=/257x1:1940x1121/291x194/media/img/2025/10/1125_Flexner/original.png 291w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/77R1YvviW6IehEhuBiSifHXxduk=/257x1:1940x1121/296x197/media/img/2025/10/1125_Flexner/original.png 296w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/28Z3kzMz3_-rsV98yYD4s3BPZUs=/257x1:1940x1121/455x303/media/img/2025/10/1125_Flexner/original.png 455w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/fJx9CSvW7DGMr6rJ_kH4VfeKf2g=/257x1:1940x1121/582x387/media/img/2025/10/1125_Flexner/original.png 582w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/dlp6aVtDFSU-xKrUskzoCf7csqQ=/257x1:1940x1121/592x394/media/img/2025/10/1125_Flexner/original.png 592w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/_VZGlmtbBlgSdj_qdm8RrM2AEno=/257x1:1940x1121/910x606/media/img/2025/10/1125_Flexner/original.png 910w" sizes="(min-width: 1296px) 296px, (min-width: 976px) calc(25vw - 32px), calc(50vw - 32px)"/><img alt="illustration in style of engraving of long table laden with turkey, pie, dishes, goblets, bottles of madeira and port, candles" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV QuadBelt_image__2qJxK" sizes="86px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/27_gVnH4D74Ri6RAWlK07nbfGAc=/165x0:1220x1055/80x80/media/img/2025/10/1125_Flexner/original.png, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/dgLP792Q43iD2OzlW8kVzXP7aks=/165x0:1220x1055/160x160/media/img/2025/10/1125_Flexner/original.png 2x" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/27_gVnH4D74Ri6RAWlK07nbfGAc=/165x0:1220x1055/80x80/media/img/2025/10/1125_Flexner/original.png" width="80" height="80"/></picture></a><div class="QuadBelt_hideOnMobile__Z_ob0"><div class="Caption_root__HmJeU"><figcaption class="Caption_caption__W8RCx">Illustration by Studio Duco</figcaption></div></div></figure><div class="QuadBelt_info__XxJb6"><h1 class="QuadBelt_title__mB6Zf" data-event-element="title"><a class="QuadBelt_titleLink__lCRuK" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/11/founding-fathers-dining-city-tavern/684320/">So Much Madeira</a></h1><p class="QuadBelt_dek__NrTZw">What the Founding Fathers ate—and drank—on July 4, 1777</p><div class="HomepageMetadata_root__tX1_H"><div class="HomepageMetadata_byline__DeBnW"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/victoria-flexner/" class="HomepageMetadata_author__cZlr8" data-event-element="author">Victoria Flexner</a></div></div><div class="AudioSignal_root__Ghjn4"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/11/founding-fathers-dining-city-tavern/684320/"><svg width="16" height="16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="AudioSignal_speakerIcon__BiCdQ" data-event-element="audio signal"><title>audio</title><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 12a4 4 0 000-8v1a3 3 0 110 6v1z" fill="#000" fill-opacity="0.6"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 10a2 2 0 100-4v1a1 1 0 110 2v1z" fill="#000" fill-opacity="0.6"></path><mask id="speaker-icon_svg__a" fill="#fff"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M9 2.414c0-.89-1.077-1.337-1.707-.707l-2 2A1 1 0 014.586 4H3a1 1 0 00-1 1v6a1 1 0 001 1h1.586a1 1 0 01.707.293l2 2c.63.63 1.707.184 1.707-.707V2.414z"></path></mask><path d="M7.293 14.293L6.586 15l.707-.707zm-2-2L6 11.586l-.707.707zm0-8.586L4.586 3l.707.707zM6 4.414l2-2L6.586 1l-2 2L6 4.414zM3 5h1.586V3H3v2zm0 6V5H1v6h2zm1.586 0H3v2h1.586v-2zM8 13.586l-2-2L4.586 13l2 2L8 13.586zM8 12v1.586h2V12H8zm0-8v8h2V4H8zm0-1.586V4h2V2.414H8zM6.586 15c1.26 1.26 3.414.368 3.414-1.414H8L6.586 15zm-2-2L6 11.586A2 2 0 004.586 11v2zM1 11a2 2 0 002 2v-2H1zm2-8a2 2 0 00-2 2h2V3zm5-.586h2C10 .632 7.846-.26 6.586 1L8 2.414zM4.586 3v2A2 2 0 006 4.414L4.586 3z" fill="#000" fill-opacity="0.6" mask="url(#speaker-icon_svg__a)"></path></svg></a></div></div></article></li><li class="QuadBelt_listItem__Lhc42" data-event-position="2"><article class="QuadBelt_article__sdZkw"><figure class="QuadBelt_figure__H9Wo0" data-event-element="image"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/11/abraham-lincoln-revolution-founders-lessons/684332/"><picture><source media="(min-width: 576px)" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/5SLU8ljOvNfwEOwxalT6-WtL0y8=/155x1:1842x1124/291x194/media/img/2025/10/4cLundberg_Lincoln_16x9/original.png 291w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/aAOn6SA_M1GzFqV_1b6Fifd850g=/155x1:1842x1124/296x197/media/img/2025/10/4cLundberg_Lincoln_16x9/original.png 296w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/HjpJk9UgHg6weHyHH0je2k0HVwU=/155x1:1842x1124/455x303/media/img/2025/10/4cLundberg_Lincoln_16x9/original.png 455w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/TTLbN4aPVaelX7MJN5N3EVcGG0Q=/155x1:1842x1124/582x387/media/img/2025/10/4cLundberg_Lincoln_16x9/original.png 582w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/DSY9rrURQlIMeniV4RDt52k0nBg=/155x1:1842x1124/592x394/media/img/2025/10/4cLundberg_Lincoln_16x9/original.png 592w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/EPFbxWks30qXtlI3wPTneCgERv8=/155x1:1842x1124/910x606/media/img/2025/10/4cLundberg_Lincoln_16x9/original.png 910w" sizes="(min-width: 1296px) 296px, (min-width: 976px) calc(25vw - 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Sources: Library of Congress; VCG Wilson / Corbis / Getty; Pierce Archive / Buyenlarge / Getty.</figcaption></div></div></figure><div class="QuadBelt_info__XxJb6"><h1 class="QuadBelt_title__mB6Zf" data-event-element="title"><a class="QuadBelt_titleLink__lCRuK" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/11/abraham-lincoln-revolution-founders-lessons/684332/">The Lincoln Way</a></h1><p class="QuadBelt_dek__NrTZw">How he used America’s past to rescue its future</p><div class="HomepageMetadata_root__tX1_H"><div class="HomepageMetadata_byline__DeBnW"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/jake-lundberg/" class="HomepageMetadata_author__cZlr8" data-event-element="author">Jake Lundberg</a></div></div><div class="AudioSignal_root__Ghjn4"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/11/abraham-lincoln-revolution-founders-lessons/684332/"><svg width="16" height="16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="AudioSignal_speakerIcon__BiCdQ" data-event-element="audio signal"><title>audio</title><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 12a4 4 0 000-8v1a3 3 0 110 6v1z" fill="#000" fill-opacity="0.6"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 10a2 2 0 100-4v1a1 1 0 110 2v1z" fill="#000" fill-opacity="0.6"></path><mask id="speaker-icon_svg__a" fill="#fff"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M9 2.414c0-.89-1.077-1.337-1.707-.707l-2 2A1 1 0 014.586 4H3a1 1 0 00-1 1v6a1 1 0 001 1h1.586a1 1 0 01.707.293l2 2c.63.63 1.707.184 1.707-.707V2.414z"></path></mask><path d="M7.293 14.293L6.586 15l.707-.707zm-2-2L6 11.586l-.707.707zm0-8.586L4.586 3l.707.707zM6 4.414l2-2L6.586 1l-2 2L6 4.414zM3 5h1.586V3H3v2zm0 6V5H1v6h2zm1.586 0H3v2h1.586v-2zM8 13.586l-2-2L4.586 13l2 2L8 13.586zM8 12v1.586h2V12H8zm0-8v8h2V4H8zm0-1.586V4h2V2.414H8zM6.586 15c1.26 1.26 3.414.368 3.414-1.414H8L6.586 15zm-2-2L6 11.586A2 2 0 004.586 11v2zM1 11a2 2 0 002 2v-2H1zm2-8a2 2 0 00-2 2h2V3zm5-.586h2C10 .632 7.846-.26 6.586 1L8 2.414zM4.586 3v2A2 2 0 006 4.414L4.586 3z" fill="#000" fill-opacity="0.6" mask="url(#speaker-icon_svg__a)"></path></svg></a></div></div></article></li><li class="QuadBelt_listItem__Lhc42" data-event-position="3"><article class="QuadBelt_article__sdZkw"><figure class="QuadBelt_figure__H9Wo0" data-event-element="image"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/11/american-patriotism-democracy-culture/684337/"><picture><source media="(min-width: 576px)" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/eAGyTJTynRQj_dhrKIB_6hNAmQI=/155x1:1842x1124/291x194/media/img/2025/10/5c_PackerArt_16x9/original.png 291w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/d8gGDkLuXu24OAMKRYdLNfLzYoo=/155x1:1842x1124/296x197/media/img/2025/10/5c_PackerArt_16x9/original.png 296w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/d75OHh2g1Z-JQJRudNaUz81dmXs=/155x1:1842x1124/455x303/media/img/2025/10/5c_PackerArt_16x9/original.png 455w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/_XfWXwBRmjboqeSnte5H3hJxQHc=/155x1:1842x1124/582x387/media/img/2025/10/5c_PackerArt_16x9/original.png 582w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/W2EnuzIekY0cYR4DNpuj2wbz2mU=/155x1:1842x1124/592x394/media/img/2025/10/5c_PackerArt_16x9/original.png 592w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/D9XKvk-_JCsmzcGAQVXs6MTHM6c=/155x1:1842x1124/910x606/media/img/2025/10/5c_PackerArt_16x9/original.png 910w" sizes="(min-width: 1296px) 296px, (min-width: 976px) calc(25vw - 32px), calc(50vw - 32px)"/><img alt="Detail of an illustration of a torn oil painting with numerous impressionist U.S. flags, with a hand reaching through the black v-shaped hole holding up a small U.S. flag." loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV QuadBelt_image__2qJxK" sizes="86px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/N9d6nQc3U-WWqPx_TGeFdfkz1Zo=/438x0:1563x1125/80x80/media/img/2025/10/5c_PackerArt_16x9/original.png, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/5XXbcYbrk6v9ja_O1d3TvpfUWV4=/438x0:1563x1125/160x160/media/img/2025/10/5c_PackerArt_16x9/original.png 2x" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/N9d6nQc3U-WWqPx_TGeFdfkz1Zo=/438x0:1563x1125/80x80/media/img/2025/10/5c_PackerArt_16x9/original.png" width="80" height="80"/></picture></a><div class="QuadBelt_hideOnMobile__Z_ob0"><div class="Caption_root__HmJeU"><figcaption class="Caption_caption__W8RCx">Illustration by Nicolás Ortega. 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