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JFK's Secret Suffering Weigh in on Robert Dallek's "The Medical Ordeals of JFK." How do the new revelations about Kennedy's health problems affect your impression of him? Gene Pool Should fertility-impaired couples be allowed to pay top dollar for elite eggs? Share your thoughts on Jessica Cohen's article in the December Atlantic. Bobby Fischer Should Bobby Fischer's downward spiral into paranoid delusions and extreme anti-Semitism affect his status as a chess hero? See the complete forum index. |
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Letters to the EditorINNOCENT BYSTANDER: The Rogues of Academe by Cullen Murphy  What Now? by Michael Kelly Light Shows of the Mind by David Brooks The Fat Tax by Jonathan Rauch Third Person Singular by P. J. O'Rourke The At-Risk-Youth Industry by Eyal Press and Jennifer Washburn The Case for "Regime Change" in France A cartoon by Jeff Danziger Primary Sources Selections from recent reports, studies, and other documents THE WORLD IN NUMBERS:
The Gun Trade by Don PeckThe Medical Ordeals of JFK Newly uncovered medical records reveal not only that John F. Kennedy was heavily medicated throughout his presidency but also that the scope and intensity of his physical suffering were beyond what we had previously imagined by Robert Dallek Pulling Back the Curtain: In an interview, presidential historian Robert Dallek discusses new revelations about JFK's serious health problems and his efforts to keep them hidden [Web only]Our Genius Problem We live in a time when all terms and traits are inflated, but "genius" is in a category by itself. Why this obsession with the word and the idea? by Marjorie Garber Grade A: The Market for a Yale Woman's Eggs The ad placed in a college newspaper by a childless couple offered $25,000. An undergraduate decided to reply by Jessica Cohen Centerpiece: Bobby Fischer's Pathetic Endgame Paranoia, hubris, and hatred—the unraveling of the greatest chess player ever by Rene Chun Interracial Intimacy White-black dating, marriage, and adoption are on the rise—a development that is meeting more vocal resistance from blacks than from whites by Randall Kennedy Rite A drawing by Guy Billout Aquerò A short story by Melissa Hardy The Workout A poem by Roberta Spear The Launching Chains of The Great Eastern A poem by John Spaulding [audio]  New & Noteworthy Current books reviewed by Benjamin Schwarz The Sage of Baltimore The Skeptic: A Life of H. L. Mencken, by Terry Teachout, reviewed by Jonathan Yardley Mencken: America's Critic: Articles by Jacques Barzun, Alfred Knopf, and H. L. Mencken himself offer an in-depth look at the controversial newspaper legend. [Web only]A Nine-Hour Resurrection The Coast of Utopia, by Tom Stoppard; My Past and Thoughts, by Alexander Herzen, reviewed by Christopher Hitchens Other Reviews by Christina Schwarz, James Marcus, Barbara Hoffert, Katherine A. Powers, and Caitlin Flanagan Coming of Age on Long Island Child of My Heart, by Alice McDermott, reviewed by Mona Simpson  TRAVEL: Wonders of the World by Francine Prose FOOD: Grapes of Gascony by Corby Kummer PALATE AT LARGE: Duck Sauce à la Bidouze by Corby Kummer DESIGN: Hand Tools by Thomas Hine The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff
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