In The November 2008 IssueWhy I BlogThe feedback is personal and brutal, but the connection with readers is intoxicating. [Web only: Video: "Your Brain on Blog"] By Andrew Sullivan. 
A Boy's LifeWhat would you do if your son wanted to be a girl? Some doctors have a new and troubling answer. By Hanna Rosin.
First Person PluralThe neuroscience of identity. By Paul Bloom.
Language Freedom’s CurseWhy Washington’s crusade against swearing on the airwaves is f*cked up. By Steven Pinker.
Campaigns All the Right MovesWill former NBA all-star Kevin Johnson become the next mayor of Sacramento? By Joshua Green.
Sport Buffalo ShuffleCan a deal with Toronto save an American football team—and its decaying hometown? By Gregg Easterbrook.
Culture and Commerce The Case for DebtPublic anxiety over “excessive” consumer debt has a long, and misguided, history. By Virginia Postrel. By Virginia Postrel. |
Featured Archive Content
The Executioner's Swan Song?In 2005, Benjamin Wittes contended that the Supreme Court's tolerance for the death penalty is rapidly diminishing. (October 2005)
Big Brother Is ListeningThe Senate has approved telecom immunity for eavesdropping. In 2006, James Bamford warned of the dangers of such encroachments on citizen privacy.
The Atlantic@Aspen
Red vs. Blue America"In Red America churches are everywhere. In Blue America Thai restaurants are everywhere. In Red America they have QVC, the Pro Bowlers Tour, and hunting. In Blue America we have NPR, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and socially conscious investing..." By David Brooks (December 2002)
The Genesis of the GangTo the lawlessness of the street the home opposes no obstacle. By Jacob Riis (September 1899)
First Wave at Omaha BeachCombat historian S.L.A. Marshall recalled the carnage he witnessed on Omaha Beach during D-Day. (November 1960)
A More Perfect UnionHow the Founding Fathers would have handled gay marriage. By Jonathan Rauch (April 2004)
Forecasting the Real Estate BubbbleThe U.S. real-estate bubble is likely to leak, not pop. By Don Peck (July/August 2005)
Who Needs Harvard?The pressure on smart kids to get into top schools has never been higher. But the differences between these schools and the next tier down have never been smaller. (October 2004)
The Angry American"Praise be, America's social-anger thermometer is on the rise." By Paul Starobin (January/February 2004)
The World's Economic OutlookIn the midst of the Great Depression, British economist John Maynard Keynes considered the prospects for capitalism's survival. (May 1932)
The Best Is Yet to Come"Fabulous divorce used to be the prerogative of the rich and famous, but not anymore." By Barbara Dafoe Whitehead |
Read about and watch clips from this year's Aspen Ideas Festival—a gathering of scientists, politicians, entrepreneurs, religious figures, and others for a week of conversation and debate.Recently in the Atlantic
The Atlantic's 2008 Presidential Election Campaign SupplementAn Atlantic chronicle of the campaign so far, with commentary by Joshua Green, Marc Ambinder, Ross Douthat, Matthew Yglesias, and others.
Is Pornography Adultery?It may be closer than you think. By Ross Douthat.
The RisingWith demography on its side, the emerging Democratic majority is about to arrive. By Matthew Yglesias.
Unconventional Wisdom Rethinking 2008Joshua Green is an Atlantic senior editor. Marc Ambinder is an Atlantic associate editor. He blogs at marcambinder.theatlantic.com. By Joshua Green and Marc Ambinder.
Interviews History’s VerdictWe called five historians and political scientists to ask them which presidential election this one most resembles. Here’s what they said.
Editors' NoteBy The Editors.
Groundhog DayThe GOP’s future looks a lot like the Democratic Party’s past—the question is, which past? By Ross Douthat. |
Groundhog DayThe GOP’s future looks a lot like the Democratic Party’s past—the question is, which past? By Ross Douthat.
First Pass the PostA look back at how Atlantic bloggers have covered the election in real time.
Journal Schlock and AweOur election blogger’s scrapbook: grilling pork, frisking suspects, spinning the press, and other Kodak moments from the campaign trail [Web-only: Slideshow: On the Bus narrated by Marc Ambinder] By Marc Ambinder.
Primary SourcesWhy we love celebrities; sleepless soldiers; Pakistan's policing problems.
Gut ReactionsThe termite’s stomach, of all things, has become the focus of large-scale scientific investigations. Could the same properties that make the termite such a costly pest help us solve global warming? [Web only: Video: "How to Hunt for Termites"] By Lisa Margonelli.
The Front-Runner’s FallHillary Clinton’s campaign was undone by a clash of personalities more toxic than anyone imagined. E-mails and memos—published here for the first time—reveal the backstabbing and conflicting strategies that produced an epic meltdown. By Joshua Green. |