John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation. He previously served as the magazine’s national affairs correspondent and Washington correspondent. Nichols has written, cowritten, or edited over a ...

Located on the foothills of the Catadupa Mountains, the Croydon Plantation is surrounded by breathtaking views of the Jamaican countryside and an abundance of fruit and coffee beans grow on the land.

From the moment John Adams entered the presidency in 1797, the United States was in a state of undeclared war with France. The Quasi-War, as it was known, dominated his presidency, monopolizing both ...