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Village Dreamers
In Yunnan province, two Americans struggle to save an ancient town from kitsch READ MORE
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Try your hand at “Sections,” the October installment of The Atlantic’s monthly word game.
FOR THE RECORD
When you have only one chance to get it right, you tend to open up your wallet and pray. So one-shot deals are very, very expensive-a logic that prevails with weddings, funerals, and college diplomas.
Megan McArdle
“Why Goldman Always Wins”, October 2009
Spotlight
How Do Bubbles Create and Destroy Jobs?
Exploring why an economic boom doesn’t kill employment in some sectors (rhett maxwell/flickr) READ MORE
Calorie Labels Go Bust
The idea that telling consumers how much they are eating would create better choices didn’t work in New York (octopushat/flickr) READ MORE
Betsy and Me
How I helped a long-time critic of Democrats distort the last health care debate (wikimedia commons) READ MORE
The New Art at the White House
What the Obamas’ choice of modern works for their home says about them (Courtesy of the Smithsonian) READ MORE
Turning Into China, One Name at a Time
The TSA begins splitting hairs over documents for the sake of security (mrkathika/flickr) READ MORE
Science Writing Smackdown
A back-and-forth between two authors over whether humans are “wired to worry” (Courtesy of the New York Times) READ MORE
How to Knock Out Unemployment
We should use a one-two punch of state bailouts and tax credits for job creation (David McNew/Getty Images) READ MORE
Is Health Care Reform a Done Deal?
Prominent voices on the left grow confident that a bill will pass (Win McNamee/Getty Images) READ MORE
When a Chef Can’t Taste His Food
Treatment for tongue cancer left the author to rely on his nose (Lara Kastner) READ MORE
How to Get Banks to Repay Their Bailouts
Squeeze executive compensation (mike mccaffrey/flickr) READ MORE
