Politics

Mr. Conservative

John McCain hasn’t betrayed conservatism; his party has.

Only Connect

The digital age demands that political candidates be authentic and accessible. But please—hold the carrots.

The Case for Partisanship

Why polarization is good for us

The Atlantic's State of the Union

What, after Iraq, are the problems most urgently confronting us?

Goodbye to All That: Why Obama Matters

Is Iraq Vietnam? Who really won in 2000? Which side are you on in the culture wars? These questions have divided the Baby Boomers and distorted our politics. One candidate could transcend them.

Teacher and Apprentice

Hillary Clinton tried to teach Barack Obama about power, but then he got ideas of his own. A story of nasty surprises, dueling war rooms, and the Drudge Report

Calendar

Facebook for spies; long live the queen; the 0,150 handbag

Google’s Tar Pit

Can Google “not be evil” and still fend off the government?

Thinking in Real Time

Andrew Sullivan speaks candidly about why he supports Barack Obama, how he became a blogger, and why he's not afraid to change his mind.

A Man for All Reasons

In the debate over the war on terror (and just about everything else, too), neocons and liberals, theocons and Christian pacifists, idealists and realists have all called upon the writings of the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. What does the promiscuous invocation of his work tell us about the man—and about his would-be acolytes?

Commanding Heights

Has presidential power reached its zenith under Bush? Don’t bet on it.

The Rove Presidency

Karl Rove had the plan, the power, and the historic chance to remake American politics. What went wrong?

Present at the Creation

The only person the speechwriter Michael Gerson made look better than President Bush was Michael Gerson. The shaping of a Washington reputation, as witnessed by a White House colleague

Blue Period

Can the Democrats succeed where Karl Rove failed?

Classify This

The Bush administration’s pathological hiding of information

The World According to Rove

Atlantic senior editor Joshua Green discusses Karl Rove's political fantasies and fatal mistakes.

Campaign Seasoning

Why early primaries will make for a better president

Calendar

Marriage, Vegas-style; Harry Potter bows out; the United States of Africa

Three's Company

Warrior Politics

Why we should worry about the military's increased political assertiveness

Running Mate

What role will Hillary’s husband play in the campaign?

Travels With Condi

David Samuels, author of "Grand Illusions," discusses his travels with Condoleezza Rice and her ambitious efforts to secure peace in the Middle East

The Shots Heard 'Round the World

Inside the Bush administration’s steroids scandal

A Separate Peace

The way to end culture wars is to slug them out state by state.

They Won’t Know What Hit Them

The software mogul Tim Gill has a mission: Stop the Rick Santorums of tomorrow before they get started. How a network of gay political donors is stealthily fighting sexual discrimination and reshaping American politics

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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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