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CalendarLetters to the Editor  COMMENT Stoking the Beast Cutting taxes to shrink government doesn’t work—and that spells trouble for the conservative movement by Jonathan Rauch PHOTO OP Capitol Exodus Photograph by D. C. Hughes FIRST PRINCIPLES Shock Absorption For America, energy security lies closer than you might think by Clive Crook POLL The Future of Hamas FOREIGN AFFAIRS Hunkering Down A guide to the U.S. military’s future in Iraq by Fred Kaplan WASHINGTON The New War Over Wal-Mart The mounting attacks on the world’s largest company could change American business—and transform the health-care system by Joshua Green Primary Sources Tales from the couch in the Oval Office; the emerging Islamist majority in Palestine; the curious phenomenon of the “daughter gap”  The Day After Roe If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, it will set off tectonic shifts in the American political landscape not seen since the civil-rights movement—or perhaps even the Civil War by Jeffrey Rosen INTERVIEWS After Roe COMING SOON The Abortion WarsThe Education of Ali Al-Timimi Describing him as a “rock star” of Islamic fundamentalism in the United States, the government sent an American Muslim scientist to prison for life. But has justice been served? by Milton Viorst INTERVIEWS Enemy of the StateThe Management Myth Most of management theory is inane, writes our correspondent, the founder of a consulting firm. If you want to succeed in business, don’t get an M.B.A. Study philosophy instead by Matthew Stewart A Russian Soldier’s Story Two years in the life of Kiril Bobrov—a parable of the once-proud, now-rotting Russian army by Gregory Katz 150 YEARS OF THE ATLANTIC Women’s Empowerment This is the fifth in a series of archival excerpts in honor of the magazine’s 150th anniversary. This installment is introduced by Terry Castle, a professor of English at Stanford. Her books include The Apparitional Lesbian and Courage, Mon Amie POETRY Samson in Love by Elizabeth Cox  EDITOR’S CHOICE Fire From the Sky Among the Dead Cities, by A. C. Grayling by Benjamin Schwarz How To Treat the Help? The age-old problem of the rich has become the brand-new problem of the middle class by Caitlin Flanagan New York State of Mind In praise of Deborah Eisenberg’s nonchalant sophistication by Mona Simpson A Man of Action His narration may be clunky and his sex scenes almost comical, but Alan Furst’s turns of plot can leave a reader breathless by B. R. Myers NEW FICTION Finds and flops The Man of My Dreams, by Curtis Sittenfeld by Elizabeth Judd No Way John Updike’s latest novel reveals his tin ear for critical times by Christopher Hitchens NEW FICTION A Close Read The Secret River, by Kate Grenville by Christina Schwarz Cover to Cover A guide to additional releases by Benjamin Healy and Benjamin Schwarz  TRAVELS How Not to Travel in Japan Our correspondent flouts the Three Laws of Tourism there— and has a spectacular trip by Charles C. Mann FOOD Sweet Tea Can one of the world’s oldest drinks help solve one of this country’s newest problems—the sugar epidemic? Two idealistic entrepreneurs think so by Corby Kummer TECHNOLOGY E-mail Out of Every Plug Broadband sent over power lines offers Internet access everywhere in your house—and could also offer the country a way to save energy by James Fallows SPORTS Non-Native Sons The globalization of soccer has distanced players from national fan bases—which is why the World Cup provokes such identity crises by Geoffrey Wheatcroft THE PUZZLER What's My Line?Word Court by Barbara Wallraff POST MORTEM Making the Best of a Sticky Wicket John Profumo (1915–2006) by Mark Steyn Who’s Who A selective index to this month’s issue by Benjamin Healy |
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