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Midlife Myths (May 1993)
Far from being the slough of despond it is considered, middle age may be the very best time of life, researchers say—the "it" we work toward. By Winifred Gallagher.
Flashbacks: Prophets of the Computer Age
Two prescient Atlantic articles—Vannevar Bush's "As We May Think" (July 1945) and Martin Greenberger's "The Computers of Tomorrow" (May 1964).
The Captivity of Marriage (June 1961)
"In spite of her hopes for fulfillment, [the young mother] vaguely feels that she is frittering away her days and that a half-defined but important part of her ability is lying about unused." Nora Johnson on the frustrations of life as a 1960s housewife.
Flashbacks: Faster, Stronger, Smarter...
Articles from 1912 to the present consider how far we should go to refine humanity through science.
The Rush to Deploy SDI (April 1988)
"How the Reagan Administration is defying scientific opinion, bypassing internal Pentagon review procedures, stalling Congress, and pressuring the military in its effort to field a 'first generation' space-based missile defense within a decade." By Charles E. Bennett.
Nixon and the Square Majority: Is the Fox a Lion? (February 1972)
"He didn't 'bring us together.' Why does 1972 look like his year?" By Stuart Alsop.
Flashbacks: A Century of Flight
A collection of articles—including letters from the Wright brothers—reflects the evolution of air travel and how we perceive it.
Flashbacks: The Clinton Era
A look back at Atlantic articles—by James Fallows, Thomas Byrne Edsall, Peter Edelman, and others—assessing Bill Clinton and his presidency.
Ethics and Animals (March 1989)
"Just suppose that the Animal Welfare Act were replaced by an animal-rights act. What would be the effect on medical research, education, and product testing?" By Stephen Zak.
Big Business in Ballots (November 1984)
With 188,432 U.S. precincts, the demand for fast, secret, dependable systems is great and constant. By Cullen Murphy.
Deadlock: What Happens If Nobody Wins (October 1980)
Laurence H. Tribe and Thomas M. Rollins considered the possibility of a presidential election "that fails to elect."
Recent Progress in Astronomy (January 1902)
"[The fact] that luminiferous ether fills the visible heavens ... seems established beyond doubt by the appearances of the stellar universe." A report by astronomer T.J.J. See.
Political Assessments in the Coming Campaign (July 1892)
An evaluation of campaign-finance reform efforts. By Theodore Roosevelt.
Flashbacks: Primary Issues
The real first-in-the-nation contest is no longer in Iowa. Atlantic articles on the 1996 campaign, by David Frum and Jonathan Schell, examined the forces that have changed our political culture.
Homosexuality and Biology (March 1993)
An introduction to a muddled and sometimes contentious world of scientific research—one whose findings, now as tentative as they are suggestive, may someday shed light on the sexual orientation of everyone. By Chandler Burr.
Flashbacks: The Gun-Control Debate
Atlantic articles by James Q. Wilson, Wendy Kaminer, and Erik Larson offer three distinct perspectives on guns in American society.
Broken Windows (March 1982)
The police—and the rest of us—ought to recognize the importance of maintaining, intact, communities without broken windows. By James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling.
Flashbacks: Rhetoric of Freedom
Atlantic articles by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Frederick Douglass comment on Lincoln's greatest decision, and his greatest legacy.
The Election in November (October 1860)
"In a society like ours, where every man may transmute his private thought into history and destiny by dropping it into the ballot-box, a peculiar responsibility rests upon the individual." By James Russell Lowell.
The Volcanic Eruption of Krakatoa (September 1884)
"On the afternoon of the 26th there were violent explosions at Krakatoa, which were heard as far as Batavia." By E. W. Sturdy.
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In the May 2005 issue ...
BOOKS
The Man Who Ended Slavery
Slandered by craven abolitionists as unhinged, John Brown was in fact an eloquent, cool-headed tactician who succeeded in his long-range plan: launching a civil war. By Christopher Hitchens.
CROSS-EXAMINATION
The Hapless Toad
Amid all the liberal hysteria about the threats posed by a conservative Supreme Court, one threat tends to be ignored—and it happens to be the biggest one. By Benjamin Wittes.
POLITICS
It Isn't the Message, Stupid
A new kind of guru is convincing Democrats that they don't need new ideas after all—a snazzy new sales pitch will revive their fortunes. By Joshua Green.
THE ART OF POLICY
Freedom, Responsibility … and What?
Social Security reform—an explanation. By P. J. O'Rourke.
MATTERS OF SUBSTANCE
How to Beat a Drug Test
By Marshall Poe.
BRIEF LIVES
The Apocalypse, Rated PG
Can a socially conservative Christian Republican succeed in Hollywood? Philip Anschutz is betting he can. By Ross Douthat.
THE MILITARY
Gas Pains
One of the U.S. military's greatest vulnerabilities in Iraq is its enormous appetite for fuel. The insurgents have figured this out. By Robert Bryce.
Primary Sources
Why you shouldn't trust your real-estate agent; the financial cost of expelling gays from the military; how to spot a crooked CEO.
The Coming Death Shortage
Why the longevity boom will make us sorry to be alive. By Charles C. Mann.
On Becoming American
What does it take for an immigrant to shift from "you" to "we"? By Christopher Hitchens.
In the Footsteps of Tocqueville
How does America look to foreign eyes? This year marks the bicentennial of the birth of Alexis de Tocqueville, our keenest interpreter. We asked another Frenchman to travel deep into America and report on what he found. By Bernard-Henri Lévy.
CARTOON
Inflation
By Istvan Banyai.
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BOOKS
Thinking of Jackasses
Three recent books reveal the grand delusions of the Democratic Party. By Marc Cooper.
Primary Sources
Smart women stay single; why religious Americans fear Muslims; Israel's surprisingly bright demographic future; are the left-handed better in a fight?
POLITICS
The Air America Plan
Liberal talk radio is off the ground. Will the electorate turn blue, or just red in the face? By Joshua Green.
PHENOMENON
A Spouse in the House
By Chris Cillizza.
CROSS-EXAMINATION
Confirmation Class
Most of what we learn from confirmation hearings for a Supreme Court chief justice will be misleading or irrelevant. By Benjamin Wittes.
THE ART OF POLICY
Incumbent-Protection Acts
Campaign-finance reform—an explanation. By P. J. O'Rourke.
Rehnquist the Great?
Even liberals may come to regard William Rehnquist as one of the most successful chief justices of the century. By Jeffrey Rosen.
Host
"The key to the John Ziegler Show," says the angry, outraged, and apocalyptically gleeful talk-radio host John Ziegler, "is that I am almost completely real." A report from deep inside the mercenary world of take-no-prisoners political talk radio. By David Foster Wallace.
What's the Matter With Central Park West?
By Walter Shapiro.
COMMENT
American Casino
The promise and perils of Bush's "ownership society" By Robert J. Shiller.
The Truth About Harvard
It may be hard to get into Harvard, but it's easy to get out without learning much of enduring value at all. A recent graduate's report. By Ross Douthat.
MEDIA
J-School for Jerks
How you, too, can learn to behave like Bill O'Reilly. By Joshua Green.
Primary Sources
Hizbollah's new toy; America's "Pedestrian Danger Index"; the perils of dialing drunk.
Ten Years Later
"Then the second wave of al-Qaeda attacks hit America." A leading expert on counterterrorism imagines the future history of the war on terror. A frightening picture of a country still at war in 2011. By Richard A. Clarke.
Primary Sources
How car insurance causes death; the Brits and foreplay; how long could you survive without the Internet?
CASE HISTORY
Presidential Ailments
By Nathan Littlefield & Benjamin Healy.
CROSS-EXAMINATION
Letting Go of Roe
Roe v. Wade has been deeply unhealthy for abortion rights—and for democracy. By Benjamin Wittes.
THE ART OF POLICY
Redheaded Eskimo
The corporate tax bill—an explanation. By P. J. O'Rourke.
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SAGE, INK
There Is a Season
By Sage Stossel.
FLASHBACKS
The Paradoxical Pope
A look back at three Atlantic articles on Pope John Paul II, offering insight into the man, his leadership style, and his far-reaching influence. Introduction by Sage Stossel.
FLASHBACKS
John Brown in The Atlantic
A collection of writings—some by Brown's friends and collaborators—sheds light on the abolitionist who took a violent stand against slavery.
POLITICS & PROSE
Oligarchy in America
How the Republican Party perfected the techniques of the rule of the few. By Jack Beatty.
SAGE, INK
The Personal Touch
By Sage Stossel.
FLASHBACKS
Whose Right to Die?
Articles from 1974 to the present consider the question. Introduction by Sage Stossel.
SAGE, INK
American as Apple Pie
By Sage Stossel.
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Rather Be Retired
By Sage Stossel.
INTERVIEWS
Rebels Without a Cause
Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter, the authors of Nation of Rebels, on how the myth of a counterculture derailed the political left. By Elizabeth Wasserman.
SAGE, INK
You're the Inspiration
By Sage Stossel.
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Irreconcilable Differences
By Sage Stossel.
POLITICS & PROSE
Recharging the "L-word"
For their party to thrive, Democrats must embrace the principle of economic interventionism that lies at the heart of liberalism. By Jack Beatty.
SAGE, INK
Only as Directed
By Sage Stossel.
FLASHBACKS
The Trembling of the Earth
Earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides—Atlantic authors from the 1880s to the present have addressed the causes and steep human costs of Earth's violent outbursts. Introduction by Kathryn Crim.
INTERVIEWS
God and Man at Harvard
Ross Douthat, the author of Privilege, talks about the social and academic realities of a Harvard education. By Benjamin Healy.
SAGE, INK
Apocalypse Now
By Sage Stossel.
COUNTERPOINT
Clintonism, Alive and Well
The founder of the Democratic Leadership Council disputes the notion that progress for the Democrats means jettisoning Clinton. By Al From.
SAGE, INK
Uneasy Money
By Sage Stossel.
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Democratic Aptitude
By Sage Stossel.
POLITICS & PROSE
Vision Impossible
The unbridgeable chasm between Bush's hopes for the world and America's power to realize them. By Jack Beatty.
INTERVIEWS
The Clinton Trap
Chuck Todd, the author of "Clintonism, R.I.P.," on how Clinton's mystique harms the prospects of those seeking to run in his footsteps. By Alex M. Parker.
FALLOWS@LARGE
Inaugural Address Post-Mortem
An analysis of President Bush's "startling" speech. By James Fallows.
SAGE, INK
Shall We Dance?
By Sage Stossel.
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Judges Gone Wild
By Sage Stossel.
INTERVIEWS
Fatal Vision
Richard Clarke talks about his frightening scenario of an America hobbled by terrorism—and what we can do to avoid it. By Katie Bacon.
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Justifiable Measures
By Sage Stossel.
FLASHBACKS
In Search of the Canadian Dream
Is Canada a more civilized version of America? Articles from 1923 to the present take up the question of Canadian national identity. Introduction by Katharine Dunn.
POLITICS & PROSE
The Butcher's Bill
5,000 U.S. soldiers dead, 25,000 wounded, 4,000 bereaved children. A look at the future of the war in Iraq. By Jack Beatty.
SAGE, INK
Discount Don
By Sage Stossel.
SAGE, INK
The Haunting
By Sage Stossel.
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