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Unforgiven
The rift between a beleaguered prime minister and a grieving novelist mirrors the division confounding Israel.
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FLASHBACKS
Prophesying Palestine
A look back at Atlantic predictions from the 1920s and '30s about prospects for a Jewish homeland.
‘This Is How We Lost to the White Man’
The audacity of Bill Cosby’s black conservatism [Web only: Video: "The Cosby Crusade"]
Taxis in the Sky
How tiny jets, Soviet-trained math prodigies, American “ant farmers,” and dot-com refugees are revolutionizing air travel [Web only: Slideshow: "A Day on the DayJet"]
He’s Not Joking
Al Franken’s political future—and maybe Democratic dominance of the Senate—depends on his ability to keep a (mostly) straight face between now and November. [Web only: Video: "He's Not Joking"]
POETRY
The Moss Garden
POETRY
Cuneiform
Calendar
Go-ahead at Gitmo; the People's economist; Caesar renders unto you
Primary Sources
Smoke for life; Wal-Mart hits a wall; red-light rewards; Hezbollah's hospitals
THE WORLD IN NUMBERS
How to Grow a Gang
By deporting record numbers of Latino criminals, the U.S. may make its gang problem worse.
E Pluribus Nixon
A sweeping new social history portrays Richard Nixon as the president his fratricidal country deserved—and perhaps the best we could have hoped for.
The Last Laugh
Flann O'Brien, a comic genius who died young, is finally getting his due.
Arrested Development
In Cyril Connolly’s classic memoir, the young grow rotten before they are ripe.
Cover to Cover
A guide to additional releases: the other Freud; Churchill's valets; Charles Baxter's latest; and more
TRAVELS
Weni, Widi, Wiki
Our correspondent visits Seattle with only the hive mind of the Internet as his guide.
FOOD
Beyond the McIntosh
One man’s mission to save abandoned (and glorious) apples by helping people plant for the future
CONTENT
Only Connect
The digital age demands that political candidates be authentic and accessible. But please—hold the carrots.
Word Fugitives
Marking exes' spots; living in excess