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Matt Thompson

Matt Thompson is the deputy editor of TheAtlantic.com.
Matt Thompson is the deputy editor of TheAtlantic.com.
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What If the Oceans Were National Parks?

Ocean conservationists want to bring the same approach to the ocean that the century-old National Park Service brought to the land.

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Americans Didn't Always Worship the Founding Fathers

After the Civil War, the men who framed the Constitution gradually rose to become the Ghosts of Democracy Past: courageous, learned, and super-judgey.