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Lincoln for President

October 1860

How Books Become Immortal

September 1891

What College Graduates Owe America

August 1894

The Purpose of Poetry

February 1964

The Twelve Tribes of American Politics

Mapping America's Values

How our cultural attitudes stack up against ?those of other countries?

Cities Rising

Primary Sources

Will Saudi Arabia's Shiites remain docile?; Europe's dim view (quelle surprise!) of the United States; new doctors as menaces; the fairer, cleaner sex

Back to the Future

Which way is the new Las Vegas Monorail heading?

In the Footsteps of Tocqueville (Part V)

A year-long journey ends on the coast of New England

Does Meritocracy Work?

Not if society and colleges keep failing to distinguish between wealth and merit

The Best Class Money Can Buy

The rise of the "enrollment manager" and the cutthroat quest for competitive advantage. The secret weapon: financial-aid leveraging

Is There Life After Rankings?

A report card from one college president, whose school now shuns the U.S. News ranking system—and has not only survived but thrived

What Does College Teach?

It's time to put an end to "faith-based" acceptance of higher education's quality

Primary Sources

Post-Gaza Israel; the travails of black cabbies; the (continuing) migration of the Electoral College; how to spot a spy

Stop and Go

The miracle of movement in New York City

Calendar

What to watch for in the weeks ahead

Guide to the Guides

The college pipeline

The Hidden Costs of College

The Best Interests of the Child

Articles by Karl Menninger, Bruno Bettelheim, Caitlin Flanagan, and others on how to raise well-adjusted children.

In the Footsteps of Tocqueville (Part IV)

From the storm systems of Florida to those of Washington, D. C.

Does Oil Have a Future?

Even the industry has its doubts

The Executioner's Swan Song?

The death penalty is not about to vanish overnight—but the Supreme Court's tolerance for it is diminishing rapidly

Primary Sources

The prospects for a united Korea; a new study of old studies; TV dads gain financial ground; AIDS in the Islamic world

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Miami: The Next Big Start-Up City?

How the city became a center for innovation

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A Brief History of Romantic Comedies

From The Atlantic's Chris Orr

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Life in 'the New Arctic'

A moving portrait of a fading landscape

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The Rise of New York City

A fascinating look at Manhattan in the 1940s

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'I Thought It Was Really Funny, but No One Else Did'

A day with New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator

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New Yorkers: The Winemaker

Make your own wine ... in New York City

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What Is Methane Hydrate?

"Flaming ice" is a vast natural energy source

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NASA's Time-Lapse of the Sun

Now with epic dubstep music

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A Video Letter From the Editor

Highlights from the May 2013 issue

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Shaken Not Tuned: Cocktail Experiments

Can a tuning fork improve a cocktail?

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The Rise of Environmentalism

Tracking 50 years, from the Love Canal disaster to Greenpeace

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Is He Cheating? A 1950s Guide

'That little blonde secretary from the office?’

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New Yorkers: Vintage Vacuum-Tube Amps

Risking electric shock to restore old amplifiers

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The DIY Piano-Bicycle

Everybody needs a hobby

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