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CalendarLetters to the Editor  COMMENT Unwinding Bush How long will it take to fix his mistakes? by Jonathan Rauch FIRST PRINCIPLES The Fruitful Lie Trade agreements have always been greased by deception about who benefits. Now they’re failing because leaders have come to believe their own lies by Clive Crook THE LIST Antique Autocrats by Matthew Quirk THE NATION IN NUMBERS Where the Brains Are America’s educated elite is clustering in a few cities— and leaving the rest of the country behind by Richard Florida WASHINGTON The Fight to Lose Congress Some political strategists are hoping for defeat in November by Chuck Todd POLL War in Lebanon The Atlantic recently asked a group of foreign-policy authorities about the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah Primary Sources Unrest in China; on parking and national character; the importance of being squiggly; our overconfident youth  When North Korea Falls The furor over Kim Jong Il’s missile tests and nuclear brinksmanship obscures the real threat: the prospect of North Korea’s catastrophic collapse. How the regime ends could determine the balance of power in Asia for decades. The likely winner? China by Robert D. Kaplan Running for Their Lives Neglected children, hellish commutes, shrill coworkers, and first pitches at Little League games— why it’s no picnic to be a moderate in the House of Representatives by Juliet Eilperin Prophetic Justice The United States is now prosecuting suspected terrorists on the basis of their intentions, not just their actions. When it comes to Islam, are American jurors equipped to understand if words and beliefs are truly dangerous? by Amy Waldman INTERVIEWS Islam on Trial?The Road to Haditha How did the heroes of Fallujah come to kill civilians in Haditha? A Vietnam veteran who witnessed the battle of Fallujah says it's too soon to judge the marines—but not the high command by Bing West The House Belongs to Its Dweller A portrait of Libya Photographs by Veronika Lukasova The Aspen Ideas Festival excerpts from this year's discussions 150 YEARS OF THE ATLANTIC Politics This is the ninth in a series of archival excerpts in honor of the magazine’s 150th anniversary. This installment is introduced by James Bennet, the editor of The Atlantic. POETRY Strange Tales of the Kingdom of Fife [with audio] by Mark Jarman POETRY Half Moon, Small Cloud by John Updike  EDITOR’S CHOICE The Path of Least Resistance What to read this month by Benjamin Schwarz New Fiction After This, by Alice McDermott by Joseph O’Neill The Drama of the Gifted Parent Hey! Leave those kids alone! by Sandra Tsing Loh INTERVIEWS Stop the Insanity!New Fiction by Scott Prater A Close Read Breakable You, by Brian Morton by Christina Schwarz READING LIST Zoologically Correct A wisecracking playboy gets friendly with bunnies, birds, even dogs by Bill Maher New Fiction The Keep, by Jennifer Egan by Joseph O’Neill Poison Pen The exceptional insouciance of Jessica Mitford by Christopher Hitchens THE CRITICS Cover to Cover A guide to additional releases by Benjamin Healy and Benjamin Schwarz  TRAVELS Escape to Old Russia The Golden Ring, northeast of Moscow, offers a respite from the capital and an immersion in the past by Jeffrey Tayler FOOD Salmon Time Our correspondent ventures to Alaska to learn when to eat wild salmon—and how to find it even when it’s not in season by Corby Kummer COMMERCE AND CULTURE Superhero Worship Once the province of Garbo and Astaire, movie glamour now comes from Superman, Spider-Man, and Storm. by Virginia Postrel TECHNOLOGY Artificial Intelligentsia How the Internet is fitting its users with mental eyeglasses— and letting them see new vistas of knowledge in the process by James Fallows POST MORTEM Making Sinatra Sinatra Bill Miller (1915–2006) by Mark Steyn THE PUZZLER Box ScoresWord Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff |
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