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May 2005 | Digital Edition |
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Highlights from The Atlantic's history |
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How Good Is the Polio Vaccine?
April 2005 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the polio vaccine. In 1957, a Harvard Medical School professor commented on whether it was working.
50 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC
Jukebox on Wheels (April 1955)
"Now, what are cars in the year 2005 going to look like?" Fifty years ago this month, auto designer Raymond Loewy speculated about cars of the future.
105 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC
Growth of Our Foreign Policy (March 1900)
"The United States has ceased to be a hermit among the nations, naturally and properly. What was not necessary is that it should at the same time become a colonizing Power." By Richard Olney.
How to Kill a Country
Robert Mugabe's party is up for reelection in Zimbabwe. In 2003, Samantha Power argued that Mugabe had almost single-handedly turned the "breadbasket of Africa" into the "continent's basket case."
Bobby Fischer's Pathetic Endgame
Fugitive chess master Bobby Fischer has been granted Icelandic citizenship. In 2002 Rene Chun told the story of his descent into paranoia, hubris, and hatred.
Foreign Policy and Christian Conscience
George F. Kennan passed away recently at 101. In the May 1959 Atlantic, he addressed the idea of Christian responsibility in international diplomacy.
A Conversation With Paul Wolfowitz
"Wolfowitz still has the air of a promising brainy student being groomed for great things." In 2002, James Fallows profiled Bush's then deputy secretary of defense.
130 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC
Is Marriage Holy? (March 1875)
In 1865, Henry James Sr. offered advice on how to respond to a spouse's infidelity.
Rather's Familiar Quotations
A sampling of the bizarre colloquialisms that have peppered Dan Rather's broadcasts over the years.
40 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC
Churchill at the White House (March 1965)
"It was astonishing to me that anyone could smoke so much and drink so much and keep perfectly well." In 1965, Eleanor Roosevelt reminisced about Winston Churchill's visits to the White House.
Martha Stewart: "Home Alone"
Martha Stewart has been released from federal prison. In 2002, Caitlin Flanagan explored the myth of Martha.
Syria: Identity Crisis
In 1993, Robert D. Kaplan analyzed Syria's complex relationship with Lebanon and the entire Middle East.
35 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC
The High Cost of Cure (March 1970)
How a hospital bill grows 17 feet long. By Michael Crichton.
85 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC
New Light on Lincoln's Boyhood (February 1920)
In 1909 a civil engineer passing through a remote town in the Ozarks stumbled upon a family that had known Abraham Lincoln in his childhood. In 1920 he shared
some of their stories with The Atlantic.
Nine Misconceptions About Social Security
"Privatize Social Security? Any money saved would be eaten up in Wall Street transaction costs, including million-dollar salaries." In 1998, Dean Baker argued against Social Security reform.
Our Real China Problem
"Like the United States, China could all but single-handedly make climate change, ozone depletion, and a host of other hazards a reality for people all over the world." In 1997 Mark Hertsgaard detailed the environmental problems of China, which has not signed on to the Kyoto Protocols.
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"The Mall is a big, modern, total adventure. What is the effect of this confined space where only a semblance of life seems to subsist? It brings to mind the easily led, almost animal-like face Alexandre Kojève said would be the face of humanity at the arrival of the end of history. It brings to mind the 'absolute, minute, regular, provident, and mild' authority predicted by Tocqueville." —Bernard-Henri Lévy, "In the Footsteps of Tocqueville," in the May 2005 Atlantic.
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Atlantic articles in the news |
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Groundbreaking reporting from Mark Bowden, James Fallows, Robert D. Kaplan, William Langewiesche, and other Atlantic correspondents.
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Peter Davison (1928-2004) |
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On December 29, Peter Davison, the poetry editor of The Atlantic for thirty years, died at his home in Boston. During his time at the magazine he contributed numerous essays, reviews, travelogues, and poems. Click here for a partial collection.
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In the Footsteps of Tocqueville
Can we learn something of value about this country from a foreign observer? Share your thoughts on part one of Berard-Henry Lévy's American travelogue.
The Coming Death Shortage
What would happen if we all lived well past 100? Weigh in on Charles C. Mann's article in the May issue.
A Bag of Tired Tricks
What are your thoughts on postmodern fiction, and on Jonathan Safran Foer's writing in particular? Discuss B. R. Myers's review in the May Atlantic.
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INTERVIEWS
Kazuo Ishiguro: Myths and Metaphors
Kazuo Ishiguro on Jane Austen, adapting his work for film, and his latest
novel, Never Let Me Go.
SAGE, INK
There Is a Season
The Personal Touch
Cartoons by Sage Stossel.
FLASHBACKS
Mind Over Matter
On the one hundredth anniversary of Einstein's annus mirabilis, articles from the 1920s through the 1990s reflect on his life and work.
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.
INTERVIEWS
Marilynne Robinson: Gilead's Balm
Marilynne Robinson has won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. In an interview last year, Robinson discussed her new novel, Gilead, and the holiness of the everyday.
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.
FLASHBACKS
Whose Right to Die?
Articles from 1974 to the present consider the question.
FLASHBACKS
Russia's Would-Be Masters
What sort of men have ruled Russia? Articles from 1928 to the present examine the inner lives of Russia's leaders.
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.
IN MEMORIAM
A Life's Work
Remembering Peter Davison. By David Barber.
INTERVIEWS
Paul Starobin: Parsing Putin
Paul Starobin, the author of "The Accidental Autocrat," on the complex and inscrutable character of Russia's president.
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.
INTERVIEWS
Writing on the Wall: An Interview With Hunter S. Thompson
On February 20, Hunter S. Thompson took his own life. In a 1997 interview, Thompson predicted the blogging phenomenon, explained who really shot JFK, and marveled that he was "still walking around shaking people's hands."
FLASHBACKS
The Trembling of the Earth
Earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides—Atlantic authors from the 1880s to the present on the causes and steep human costs of Earth's violent outbursts.
INTERVIEWS
Ross Douthat: God and Man at Harvard
Ross Douthat, the author of Privilege, talks about the social and academic realities of a Harvard education.
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.
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
Chuck Todd: 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.
FALLOWS@LARGE
Inaugural Address Post-Mortem
James Fallows analyzes President Bush's "startling" speech.
INTERVIEWS
Christopher Hitchens: The Contrarian in Combat
Christopher Hitchens talks about Iraq, Mother Teresa, and his efforts to inconvenience Henry Kissinger.
FLASHBACKS
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Islam
Can democracy take root in a predominantly Islamic part of the world? Articles from the early to the late twentieth century take up the question.
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