Politics

Big Brother Is Listening

What happens when the technology of espionage outstrips the law’s ability to protect ordinary citizens from it?

Jock Itch

Lynn Swann's run for governor shows why political pros are big fans of star athletes

Gingrich's Long Game

The former speaker of the House is looking for a second act. Will he get it?

Schools for Scandal

Republicans might—or might not—want to look backward for lessons on handling life under a cloud

The Six-Year Itch

Company, Left

There's something different about the latest crop of military veterans running for Congress

Whose Court Is It Really?

John Roberts is the new chief justice, but the Supreme Court isn't his to lead just yet

Our Faith-Based Future

The White House remains unperturbed by the growing prospect of economic calamity

Disasters and the Deficit

Things Left Undone

Why has an administration that talks so much about homeland security been so unable to secure the homeland?

Progressive Dementia

One element of the president's Social Security plan will rise again. It shouldn't

White House Sleuths

What Would Zimbabwe Do?

The U.S. Supreme Court looks abroad for help in interpreting the Constitution

Fatwa City

Behavior modification gets down to business

Lincoln's Great Depression

Abraham Lincoln fought clinical depression all his life, and if he were alive today, his condition would be treated as a "character issue"—that is, as a political liability. His condition was indeed a character issue: it gave him the tools to save the nation

Roy and His Rock

Roy Moore, the "Ten Commandments Judge," has embarked on an odyssey that is taking him and his controversial monument far beyond his home state of Alabama. He wants the Republican Party to bow down

Wolfowitz: The Exit Interviews

As he prepared to leave office, the deputy secretary of defense engaged in a series of conversations with the author on Iraq, democracy, intelligence, 9/11, and how he believes America must make its way in the world

Hillary in 2008?

Political insiders weigh in on the presidential prospects of Hillary Clinton.

Marathon Men

The Odd Couple

Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, old-fashioned Democrats, have the charge—but so far few signs of the ability—to sell their party to America

The Kissinger Transcripts

A selection from recently released material in the National Archives

It Isn't the Message, Stupid

A new kind of guru is convincing Democrats that they don't need new ideas after all—a snazzy new sales pitch will revive their fortunes

The Hapless Toad

Amid all the liberal hysteria about the threats posed by a conservative Supreme Court, one threat tends to be ignored—and it happens to be the biggest one

The Craft and Craftiness of Henry Kissinger

Articles by Seymour Hersh, Robert D. Kaplan, and others assess Kissinger's career and legacy.

Rehnquist the Great?

Even liberals may come to regard William Rehnquist as one of the most successful chief justices of the century

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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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