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The Rove Presidency
Karl Rove had the plan, the power, and the historic chance to remake American politics. What went wrong?
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INTERVIEWS
The World According to Rove
Atlantic senior editor Joshua Green discusses Karl Rove's political fantasies and fatal mistakes.
Present at the Creation
The only person the speechwriter Michael Gerson made look better than President Bush was Michael Gerson. The shaping of a Washington reputation, as witnessed by a White House colleague
The Plane That Would Bomb Iran
Inside the cockpit and culture of the B-2, whose pilots may carry the greatest responsibility in the U.S. military today [Web only: Slideshow: "Spirit in the Sky."]
Macau’s Big Gamble
Even as foreign investors pour billions into ever-glitzier casinos, the tiny peninsula’s bid to become the Vegas of the Orient depends on China’s larger willingness to embrace transparency and the rule of law. [Web only: Slideshow: "The Many Faces of Macau."]
150 YEARS OF THE ATLANTIC
Media
Articles on journalism by H.L. Mencken, Ralph Pulitzer, David Halberstam, Walter Lippmann, and James Fallows
POETRY
The Early Birds
POETRY
XYZ
Calendar
Air-guitar heroes; a Ukrainian grudge match; Noriega tastes freedom
Primary Sources
Blinded by zeros; prostitutes and their johns; a user's guide to nuclear devastation
POLL
Fatah and Hamas
The Atlantic recently asked a group of foreign-policy authorities about the struggle in the Palestinian territories.
FIRST PRINCIPLES
Cashing Out
Is private equity just another bubble, or a sign of sickness in America’s public stock markets?
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INTERVIEWS
Private Equity Deconstructed
Atlantic senior editor Clive Crook weighs in on the private-equity business—why it's booming, where it's headed, and what it means for American capitalism.
The Other Elizabeth Taylor
Editor’s Choice: The late English writer is overdue for the recognition and readers she deserves.
Hard to Swallow
The gourmet’s ongoing failure to think in moral terms
The King Is Dead
With his extravagant designs, Paul Poiret ruled the world of fashion—until modern simplicity did him in.
Literary Companion
How Edmund Wilson made the labor of criticism into an art
Cover to Cover
A guide to additional releases
TRAVELS
The Grateful Living
Old hippies and New Agers commune along the shores of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán. [Web only: Slideshow: "On the Shores of Lake Atitlán."]
FOOD
The Secret of the Irish Scone
At Camp Bread, in San Francisco, a baker rehabilitates one of the most frequently abused members of the pastry family.
CULTURE AND COMMERCE
Beautiful Minds
On television shows like CSI and Numb3rs, scientists are still weird—but a geeky glamour has replaced the old stereotypes.
CONTENT
Quirked Around
The unbearable lightness of Ira Glass, Wes Anderson, and other paragons of indie sensibility
Word Court
The art of ant eating; another N word