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
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David Samuels, author of "Grand Illusions," discusses his travels with Condoleezza Rice and her ambitious efforts to secure peace in the Middle East
Inside the Bush administration’s steroids scandal
The way to end culture wars is to slug them out state by state.
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
The alternative minimum tax is a nuisance, but the Bush administration is relying on it to balance the budget.
Carl M. Cannon, the author of "Untruth and Consequences," talks about the lies our presidents tell us—and the ones they tell themselves.
Chief Justice John Roberts says that if the Supreme Court is to maintain legitimacy, its justices must start acting more like colleagues and less like prima donnas.
Dismayed by the system they helped to create, some veteran political strategists are out to create a better choice in 2008.
From Washington to FDR to Nixon, presidents have always lied. Here’s what makes George W. Bush different.
The new Democratic Congress just might help the White House mend the country’s broken fiscal policy.
How a pair of Democratic strategists are helping candidates talk about their faith
The Atlantic recently asked a group of political insiders—selected for their campaign experience, political knowledge, and ties to key voting blocs—about the strength of the religious right and the antiwar left.
How Hillary Clinton turned herself into the consummate Washington player
The last two elections have left pollsters somewhat bloodied but unbowed
Neglected children, hellish commutes, shrill coworkers, and first pitches at Little League games— why it’s no picnic to be a moderate in the House of Representatives
Some political strategists are hoping for defeat in November
A history in sketches
Rudolph Giuliani learns to speak “evangelese”—and tests the waters for a presidential bid
Michael Chertoff tells Atlantic contributor Stuart Taylor Jr. what it’s like to run the Department of Homeland Security. An edited transcript. (For the full transcript, click here)
Could the interior West—long seen as an archetypal red region—be turning blue? The fate of the Republican Party may hinge on the answer
Can Harold Ford become the first black senator from the old Confederacy since Reconstruction?
Why Supreme Court justices have more free time than ever—and why it should be taken away
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, it will set off tectonic shifts in the American political landscape not seen since the civil-rights movement—or perhaps even the Civil War
Jeffrey Rosen, the author of the June cover story, on what Roe v. Wade has done to the country, and what might happen without it
The First Long-Distance Telegraph Message, Sent This Day in 1844: 'What Hath God Wrought?'
Urbanization Is Making China Wealthy— But Is It Sustainable?
The Falling-Bridge Lesson: The U.S. Infrastructure Failure Is Still Totally Inexcusable
WikiLeaks, the Film: Massive Leaks Are a Natural Response to Government Classification Run Amok
A Dozen Extraordinary Picnics and the Finest Passage Ever Written About Them
Obama's Domestic Drone Standard Is Now Tighter Than Rand Paul's
Cheating on Your Spouse Is Bad; Divorcing Your Spouse Is Not
Daft Punk's Random Access Memories Is a Lovely Sounding Retirement Record
This Is the Biggest Mistake 60-Year Old Men Make About the Economy
The Amazing David Beckham Goal That Sent England to the 2002 World Cup
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