Reading, Writing, Resurrection
Katrina destroyed a failing school system and made New Orleans a laboratory for education. Can reformers transcend the damage of the flood—and of history?
Roberts's Rules
Chief Justice John Roberts says that if the Supreme Court is to maintain legitimacy, its justices must start acting more like colleagues and less like prima donnas.
Surprise Party
Dismayed by the system they helped to create, some veteran political strategists are out to create a better choice in 2008.
The God of Small Things
Decoding genomes wasn't enough. Now Craig Venter wants to end our oil addiction.
Mapping Innovation
To find the next great ideas, follow the tractors, tourists, and drinkers.
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Untruth and Consequences
From Washington to FDR to Nixon, presidents have always lied. Here’s what makes George W. Bush different.
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INTERVIEWS
Presidential Lies
Carl M. Cannon, the author of "Untruth and Consequences," talks about the lies our presidents tell us—and the ones they tell themselves.
Streetwise
Whether we ultimately stay or go, we need to fix Iraq's policing problems. An expert explains how.
A Historian For Our Time
Thucydides may have been more trustworthy, but Herodotus would have been more fun to share a wineskin with—and is a far better guide to the present.
150 YEARS OF THE ATLANTIC
Science
Vintage Atlantic writings on science by Asa Gray, Werner Heisenberg, James Watson, and others.
EDITORS' NOTE
Some Words About the Design
FIRST PRINCIPLES
The Rancor Dividend
The new Democratic Congress just might help the White House mend the country’s broken fiscal policy.
THE LIST
The Ashtray of History
WASHINGTON
Closing the God Gap
How a pair of Democratic strategists are helping candidates talk about their faith
POLL
Will Moderation Win in 2008?
The Atlantic recently asked a group of political insiders—selected for their campaign experience, political knowledge, and ties to key voting blocs—about the strength of the religious right and the antiwar left.
Are We Not Men?
Down the ladder from Playboy to Maxim
Imperial Follies
In 1956, the British stumbled in Suez, and the Soviets crushed the Hungarian uprising—revealing the fatal flaws of modern empire.
Cover to Cover
A guide to additional releases
CULTURE AND COMMERCE
Up, Up, and Away
Today, air travel is just another form of mass transit. Is there any going back to the glamorous days of yore?
TECHNOLOGY
Tag Teams
Social-search programs like Flickr and del.icio.us guide your Web browsing toward places you probably want to go.
CONTENT
The Digital-Music Mosh Pit
A new wave of Web innovation is finally challenging Steve Jobs’s empire of cool.