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Dispatch
13 October 2008
Troopergate
Why Sarah Palin should be less than pleased by the results of the report. By Conor Clarke READ MORE
Dispatch
9 October 2008
Inequality Bites
Why wage stagnation hasn’t led to a political revolt—until now. READ MORE
Dispatch
8 October 2008
McCain’s Armenia Problem
“In the superheated world of ethnic grievance politics, rarely do presidential elections feature such a clear contrast between two candidates.” READ MORE
Dispatch
10 October 2008
“People, Not Chess Pieces”
The author of a new book about the West Point class of 2002 looks into what kind of support our troops really want from us, and why so many of us have become accustomed to sacrificing so little. READ MORE
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Society
November 2008
A Boy’s Life
Since he could speak, Brandon, now 8, has insisted that he was meant to be a girl. This summer, his parents decided to let him grow up as one. His case, and a rising number of others like it, illuminates a heated scientific debate about the nature of gender. By Hanna Rosin READ MORE
Society
November 2008
Why I Blog
As blogging evolves as a literary form, it is generating a new and quintessentially postmodern idiom that’s enabling writers to express themselves in ways that have never been seen or understood before. READ MORE
Security
November 2008
The Things He Carried
Airport security in America is a sham—“security theater” designed to make travelers feel better and catch stupid terrorists. Smart ones can get through security with fake boarding passes and all manner of prohibited items—as our correspondent did with ease. READ MORE
The Case For Debt
Public anxiety over “excessive” consumer debt has a long—and misguided—history. READ MORE
Books
November 2008
Cruel and Unusual
V. S. Naipaul has produced works of extraordinary skill—and lived a life of equally extraordinary callousness. READ MORE
The Lightning Rod
Michelle Rhee charged in as chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools wielding BlackBerrys and data—and a giant axe. READ MORE
