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James Fallows on Obama, Raymond Bonner on the death penalty, Christopher Hitchens on G.K. Chesterton, and more

The Atlantic - March 2012

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Features

Obama, Explained

Obama, Explained

A longtime analyst of the presidency takes the measure of our 44th president, with a view to history.

Video: Fallows talks to Atlantic Senior Editor Corby Kummer about Obama’s chances for reelection and what he might learn from George W. Bush.

How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy

How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy

Could tiny organisms carried by house cats be creeping into our brains, causing everything from car wrecks to schizophrenia?

The Last Line of Defense

The Last Line of Defense

An unlikely crusader, Diana Holt wages a heroic, long-odds battle against the death penalty.

Commentary: Andrew Cohen, The Atlantic's legal writer, discusses this piece and explores the death penalty's fatal flaw.


Dispatches

They Kill Horses, Don’t They?

They Kill Horses, Don’t They?

A family farm, a drought, and difficult choices

I ♥ Iraq

I ♥ Iraq

How the country’s tourism minister makes the hard sell

Canon Fodder

Canon Fodder

A library bets on future literary stars.

The Revolutionist

The Revolutionist

The secret architect of the Arab Spring casts an eye on Occupy Wall Street.

McMasterpiece

McMasterpiece

An Italian celebrity chef designs a fast-food burger.

Five-Star Trek

Five-Star Trek

A pampered tour through the Peruvian Andes

Iron Giant

Iron Giant

One of America’s great machines comes back to life.


Columns

Why Companies Fail

Why Companies Fail

Why is corporate turnaround so difficult and rare?

Horror for Kids

Horror for Kids

Goosebumps celebrates 20 years of spooking fourth-graders.


Books

Tales From the Crypt

Tales From the Crypt

Two books uncover the romance and adventure of archaeology.

The Reactionary

The Reactionary

The charming, sinister G. K. Chesterton

Tribute: Benjamin Schwarz shares the story behind Christopher Hitchens’s March 2012 essay.

Daddy Issues

Daddy Issues

Why caring for my aging father has me wishing he would die

The Elder Chronicles: Stories about aging and caretaking from TheAtlantic.com's Health channel


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