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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
Matthew Yglesias
5 October 2008
Obama, Ayers, and Guilt By Association
By Sarah Palin’s logic, McCain should be held accountable for his association with Watergate burglar G. Gordon Liddy. By Matthew Yglesias READ MORE
The Site’s New Look
“Yes, we have most definitely redesigned The Atlantic.com, as part of a broader effort that includes a redesign of the print magazine.” A note from the editor READ MORE
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FOR THE RECORD
A generation ago, it was Republicans who dominated the landscape of mass communications, with their mastery of the 30-second television spot and their innovative use of direct mail to fund-raise and organize.
Reihan Salam
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Distant Replay
How the greatest game in football history looks 50 years later, through the eyes of a modern NFL head coach READ MORE
The Man Who Remade the Met
Unlike most modern museum directors, Philippe de Montebello trusted the public to embrace his high standards—and it did. READ MORE
History’s Verdict
We called five historians and political scientists to ask them which presidential election this one most resembles. Here’s what they said. READ MORE
Politics
October 2008
The Wars of John McCain
John McCain believes the Vietnam War was winnable. Now he argues that an Obama administration would accept defeat in Iraq, with grave costs to American honor and national security. Is McCain’s quest for victory a reflection of an antiquated pre-Vietnam mind-set? Or of a commitment to principles we abandon at our peril? Is there any war McCain thinks can’t be won? READ MORE
Innocence and Experience
Casanova’s first orgasm, Hitler’s famous mustache, Bob Hope’s last jokes: for every thing, there is a season. Herewith a compilation of great moments in precocity, endurance, and procrastination, organized instructively by age READ MORE
Cover to Cover
What to read this month. DeMille up close; uneven evolution; a forgotten genocide; and more. READ MORE
Foreign Affairs
October 2008
The Petraeus Doctrine
Iraq-style counterinsurgency is fast becoming the U.S. Army’s organizing principle. Is our military preparing to fight the next war, or the last one? READ MORE
Word Fugitives
What would be a good word for things like ATMs or drugstores “that seem ubiquitous when you aren’t looking for them but that are nowhere to be found when you are”? READ MORE
