The 11 1/2 Biggest Ideas of the Year
A thumbnail intellectual history of the year. [Web only: Video: "Where Ideas Come From": Interviews with David Lynch and Donovan ]
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A thumbnail intellectual history of the year. [Web only: Video: "Where Ideas Come From": Interviews with David Lynch and Donovan ]
With the Chevy Volt, General Motors—battered, struggling for profitability, fed up with being eclipsed by Toyota and the Prius—is out to reinvent the automobile, and itself.
Rupert Murdoch wants his Wall Street Journal to displace The New York Times as the world’s paper of record. His ambitions could be good news for the newspaper industry— or another nail in the coffin of serious journalism. [Web only: Video: "Rupert Murdoch: The Last Hope for Journalism"]
Financial bubbles are like epidemics— and we should treat them both the same way.
The subprime crisis is just the tip of the iceberg. Fundamental changes in American life may turn today’s McMansions into tomorrow’s tenements.
Newspapers should try giving readers what they want, not just what editors think they need.
Real estate may be as important as religion in explaining the infamous gap between red and blue states.
Socially responsible investing is neither as profitable nor as responsible as advertised. But if you insist, here’s how to do it right.
Is private equity just another bubble, or a sign of sickness in America’s public stock markets?
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 color of a house is a sign of owner individuality—and a test of neighborhood tolerance.
Publishers and authors should stop cowering; Google is less likely to destroy the book business than to slingshot it into the 21st century.
The age of the dollar has been great for America—but it may end soon.
Once upon a time, lofts were cheap spaces for struggling artists. Today they are phony and pricey, and that’s just fine.
Cheap private schools are educating poor children across the developing world—but without much encouragement from the international aid establishment.
Today, air travel is just another form of mass transit. Is there any going back to the glamorous days of yore?
They aren’t destroying local flavor—they’re providing variety and comfort
In Julius Shulman’s photographs, modern architecture became seductive, comfortable, and immortal
Need designer lighting for your jet? Fancy a dressage horse for your daughter? Have staffing issues in your 50,000-square-foot house? A growing army of experts stands ready to bear any burden for the ultrarich
America’s productivity gains have gone to giant salaries for just a few
In under a century, neon signs—part sculpture, part lighting, part billboard—have gone from marketing tool to tacky trash to folk art
What a lousy time for the leaders of the world’s economic powerhouses to be gripped by political weakness
How massage went from the strip club to the strip mall
Most of management theory is inane, writes our correspondent, the founder of a consulting firm. If you want to succeed in business, don’t get an M.B.A. Study philosophy instead
World o' Flight Updates: NYT Mag, Gliders, Yeshivah of Flatbush, Solar Impulse
'Yes We Scan': Germans Protest at Checkpoint Charlie as Obama Arrives in Berlin
CBO: Immigration Reform Cuts $175 Billion From U.S. Deficits Over 10 Years
3 Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims
At the Supreme Court, Divisions and Signs of Trouble to Come
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