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SAGE, INK Full Circle Total Recall Cartoons by Sage Stossel. INTERVIEWS James Carroll: Living Under War's Shadow A conversation with James Carroll, whose new novel, Secret Father, explores the political and emotional divisions of post-war Germany. POLITICS & PROSE "A Miserable Failure" Will Bush be re-elected? Only if voters wittingly ignore his long list of failures while in office. By Jack Beatty. INTERVIEWS Mark Bowden: The Truth About Torture Mark Bowden, the author of "The Dark Art of Interrogation," on why the practice of coercion is a necessary evil. INTERVIEWS Diane Johnson: An American in Paris Diane Johnson, whose novels limn the cultural differences between France and America, talks about our "abiding fascination" with the French and their country. FLASHBACKS Pirates of The Atlantic A collection of writings from the 1860s to the present, chronicling the exploits of the pirate world. INTERVIEWS Virginia Postrel: The Joy of Style Virginia Postrel, the author of The Substance of Style, argues that we should count ourselves lucky to be living in "the age of look and feel." POLITICS & PROSE The War After the War The attack on the UN will slow our efforts to rebuild Iraq—and further undermine our legitimacy there. By Jack Beatty. FLASHBACKS Getting Normal Articles from The Atlantic's archive on tobacco, amphetamines, Ritalin, and other drugs demonstrate that our dependence on psychotropic substances for self-improvement is not new. INTERVIEWS H. W. Brands: Ordinary People H. W. Brands argues that too much reverence for the Founding Fathers is unhealthy—and that it's time to take them down a notch or two INTERVIEWS Carl Elliott: The Pursuit of Happiness Carl Elliott, the author of Better Than Well, talks about amputee wannabes, Extreme Makeover, and the meta-ethics of bioethics. FLASHBACKS Our Liberian Legacy Articles spanning the twentieth century take up the question of what the U.S. owes Liberia. SOUNDINGS John Crowe Ransom, "Here Lies a Lady" "A much-loved young woman lies dead," Brad Leithauser writes. "How is she to be memorialized?" Andrew Hudgins and Mark Jarman join Leithauser in reading Ransom's poem. INTERVIEWS Harold Bloom: Ranting Against Cant Harold Bloom, a staunch defender of the Western literary tradition, returns to Shakespeare, "the true multicultural author." INTERVIEWS Simon Winchester: When the Earth Flexes Its Muscles Simon Winchester, the author of Krakatoa, talks about the natural and cultural reverberations of a famous volcanic eruption. POLITICS & PROSE The Ideal Candidate What qualities would someone need in order to defeat George W. Bush? An imaginary dialogue. By Jack Beatty. INTERVIEWS Frank Bidart: The Journey of a Maker Frank Bidart, editor of Robert Lowell's Collected Poems, talks about Lowell's unending search for art's different possibilities. INTERVIEWS Robert D. Kaplan: The Hard Edge of American Values Robert D. Kaplan on how the United States projects power around the world—and why it must. FLASHBACKS The Difficult Grandeur of Robert Lowell Writings by and about Robert Lowell offer insight into the life and poetry of a tormented legend. INTERVIEWS Zoë Heller: Learning in Public Zoë Heller, the author of What Was She Thinking?, talks about trying a new point of view, and how journalism prepared her for fiction. POLITICS & PROSE When the Sun Never Sets The nefarious effects of Bush's latest tax cut will continue on, and on, and on. By Jack Beatty. INTERVIEWS A Conversation With Michael Kelly Michael Kelly, The Atlantic's editor at large and former editor, was killed in Iraq this April while on assignment for the magazine. This interview took place a month and a half before he died. FLASHBACKS Media Mergers In the wake of a new FCC ruling, a look back at three Atlantic articles from the sixties that ask, Who controls the media? and How big is too big? INTERVIEWS Robert Baer: Addicted to Oil Robert Baer, the author of "The Fall of the House of Saud," discusses the perils of our dependence on Saudi Arabia and its precious supply of fuel. INTERVIEWS Alston Chase: The Disease of the Modern Era Alston Chase, the author of Harvard and the Unabomber, argues that we have much to fear from the forces that made Ted Kaczynski what he is. FLASHBACKS The American Way of Beef Concern for the character of American beef, as articles from The Atlantic's archive show, is not new, and might demand an old-fashioned solution. INTERVIEWS Bruce Hoffman: The Calculus of Terror Bruce Hoffman talks about the strategy behind the suicide bombings in Israel—and what we must learn from Israel's response. INTERVIEWS Azar Nafisi: The Fiction of Life Azar Nafisi, the author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, on the dangers of using religion as an ideology, and the freedoms that literature can bring. POLITICS & PROSE Fatal Vision Can we control the forces of religion unleashed by the war in Iraq? By Jack Beatty. FLASHBACKS Dubious Ally Articles from the 1970s and 1980s shed light on the complex and problematic relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. For more from The Atlantic's online journal, see the Atlantic Unbound archive. |
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"In this country there's a kind of contempt toward the so-called "pacifist" Europeans. Well, there's a reason they were reluctant to go to war in Iraq. They have a more vivid sense of what war involves. Americans can be more blasé about it. For us, the great trauma is 9-11. Grievous as that wound was, it pales in comparison to what was suffered routinely all across Europe during World War II." |
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| Michael Kelly, The Atlantic's editor at large, was killed on April 3 while on assignment in Iraq. A scholarship fund for his two sons has been established in his memory. Click here for more information. |
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 A Post-Saddam Scenarioby Robert Kaplan Iraq could become America's primary staging ground in the Middle East. Tales of the Tyrantby Mark Bowden A look at the intimate details of Saddam Hussein's daily life. The Fifty-first State?by James Fallows Are we ready for a long-term relationship with Iraq? |
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The Dark Art of Interrogation Is torture always unequivocally wrong? Is it sometimes wrong not to use torture if it might mean that many innocent people end up killed by terrorists? Share your thoughts on Mark Bowden's cover story in the October issue. Will Frankenfood Save the Planet? Are genetically engineered crops something we should welcome or fear? Weigh in on Jonathan Rauch's article in the October issue. Notes From a Native Daughter Has the quality of Joan Didion's writing declined? Join a discussion of Benjamin Schwarz's article in the October issue. See the complete forum index. |
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Fighting AIDS by Changing Attitudes in Africa "Workers in government health agencies, private organizations and churches need every possible kind of logistical support to take the warning message out to people who do not know or do not believe that their own sexual behavior can save or condemn them." By Barbara Crossette. |
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As Clark has just learned, once you're in primetime, the press pack goes on full-time Flub Alert. By William Powers. Legal Affairs: After Iraq: Is President Bush Making Us Safer? Bush has put all of us in danger by squandering his credibility at home and goodwill abroad. By Stuart Taylor Jr. Political Pulse: Stature Isn't Enough Wesley Clark needs to frame a case against President Bush. By William Schneider. Wealth of Nations: Cancun's Failure Will Have Lasting Implications It is clear who loses most: developing countries, whose trade ministers went home celebrating. By Clive Crook. Social Studies: Forget About Haves and Have-Nots. Think Do's And Do-Nots. No feasible amount of cash assistance could save America's poverty problem. By Jonathan Rauch. Legal Affairs: When Judges Should—and Should Not—Intervene In Elections A 9-0 decisision to let California proceed with its recall would strike a blow against government by judiciary. By Stuart Taylor Jr. Political Pulse: Sticker Shock A slim majority of Americans disapprove of authorizing $87 billion for Iraq. By William Schneider. Media: The Schadenfreude Crash The media thoroughly enjoyed destroying their movie, but in the breakup stories the glee is gone. By William Powers. More from National Journal. |
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Will Frankenfood Save the Planet?How genetic engineering could feed humanity and solve a raft of environmental ills. By Jonathan Rauch Plus: David Brooks offers a primer for the Democratic candidates; Tom Mueller on the controversy over St. Peter's remains; and more, in the October issue. Browse back issues that have appeared on the Web. Get a great rate, with no risk. Subscribe to The Atlantic today. |
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50 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Our Mistakes in Korea (September 1953) "Quite a few things enter into the prevention of world war and the preserving of peace. It's infinitely helpful when the strongest power acts both willing and resolute." In 1953 General S.L.A. Marshall discussed America's ineffectual efforts in the Korean War and made a case for "steadiness" and "rugged realism" in U.S. foreign policy. 15 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Driven Toward God (September 1988) "For the moment, pro-American feelings are widespread in Afghanistan. If such an attitude is to last, American officials would do well to steer clear of Afghan politics." In 1988, soon before the Soviets' withdrawal from Afghanistan, Robert Kaplan analyzed the political future of the war-torn country. As American as Women's Soccer? "The women of WUSA understand that they are pioneers." This week America's women's soccer league folded. In 2001 Scott Stossel reported on the then-new league, and speculated on its chances for success. 25 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Loving and Hating New York (September 1978) "Loving and hating New York becomes a matter of alternating moods, often in the same day. The place constantly exasperates, at times exhilarates." In 1978 Thomas Griffith explained why, despite all of New York City's deficiencies, he wouldn't live anywhere else. Musical Piracy in the Digital Age "At stake in the long run is the global agora: the universal library-movie theater-television-concert hall-museum on the Internet." In 2000 Charles C. Mann argued that the recording industry should not overreact to the problem of musical piracy with a draconian crackdown. 100 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Why Women Do Not Wish the Suffrage (September 1903) "Woman does not wish to turn aside from her higher work, which is itself the end of life, to devote herself to government, which exists only that this higher work may be done. Can she not do both? No!" In 1903, Lyman Abbott argued that women had no interest in political involvement. 50 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Byron and the Byronic (August 1953) "Byron's thoughts, works, and character cannot be adequately summed up in the figure of a headlong lover in an open collar, whose fits of melancholy are a pose." In 1953, Jacques Barzun argued that there was much more to Byron than his romantic image. 15 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Babes in Day Care (August 1988) "The misguided impression remains that the study scientifically established what many of us secretly fear to be true: that mothers of infants who do not devote at least most of their time to child-rearing risk compromising their children." An examination of the controversy over whether day care harms infants. 145 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC The Singing-Birds and Their Songs (August 1858) "When a young person has suffered any severe wound of the affections, he seldom fails, if endowed with a sensitive mind, to listen to the birds as sharers in his affliction." In 1858, Wilson Flagg examined the everyday contributions of our feathered friends. The Computer-Virus Scourge "Just as there is no end to the human battle against biological bugs, the campaign against their digital counterparts endures." In 1999 Robert Buderi described efforts to combat the next generation of computer viruses. 40 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Our Gamble in Space: The Military Danger (August 1963) "The world will be a much safer place if we can succeed in maintaining space as a sanctuary for purely peaceful activities. But how do we keep the arms race from spreading to this new arena?" In 1963, Alton Frye argued that space was becoming a new Cold War battleground. The Gay Marriage Question "Someday conservatives will look back and wonder why they undermined marriage in an effort to keep homosexuals out." Last year Jonathan Rauch argued that allowing gays to marry would in fact bolster the institution of marriage. 15 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Matchimanito (July 1988) "Our tribe unraveled like a coarse rope, frayed at either end as the old and new among us were taken. My own family was wiped out one by one." A short story by Louise Erdrich. 5 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Hymn (July 1998) "By the time I understood that the absence of some dignities that I took for granted was one provocation for African-American lyrics... buses full of Freedom Riders were rolling south toward Anniston and Birmingham." In this National Magazine Award-winning essay, Emily Hiestand explored the color line in American religion. Is the Deficit Really So Bad? "To break the long-standing covenant with future generations is a social decision of the gravest import.... Is this the right thing to do?" In 1989, as the deficit under the first Bush Administration soared, Jonathan Rauch considered the consequences. 110 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Problems of Presumptive Proof (July 1893) "A law prohibiting convictions on criminal charges upon 'purely presumptive proof' would be a law to exempt the great majority of criminals of every class from punishment." In 1893, a contributor examined the complicated issue of circumstantial evidence and the burden of proof. 50 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC Can the Liberals Rally? (July 1953) "Liberals tend to underestimate the need for money and effective political organization. A million men will rarely spring to arms to carry even the most appealing ideology into effect through political action." In 1953, Joseph S. Clark Jr. outlined the challenges facing liberals in America. 5 YEARS AGO IN THE ATLANTIC The Social Contradictions of Japanese Capitalism (June 1998) "Every distinguishing feature of the Japanese economy comes from the national theory of unity through ties of blood, and from the strategies devised in the postwar years to exploit that theory for bare national survival." In 1998, Murray Sayle wrote that Japan's economic downturn was driven by a social crisis. Clarence Thomas and Affirmative Action When the Supreme Court this week ruled in favor of affirmative action, Justice Thomas expressed an emphatic dissenting opinion. In 1987, when Thomas was chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity commission, Juan Williams profiled Thomas and traced the development of his views on affirmative action. More Flashbacks from The Atlantic. Browse back issues and highlights from The Atlantic's history. |
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