Features
Declaring Victory
The United States is succeeding in its struggle against terrorism. The time has come to declare the war on terror over, so that an even more effective military and diplomatic campaign can begin.
Follow-up: Yes. James Fallows explains why the foiled airline bombing plot actually strengthens the argument for declaring victory in the war on terror
Interviews: James Fallows talks about the surprising strides we've made against al-Qaeda—and why declaring victory will make us safer
All the Presidents’ Doodles
A history in sketches
Interviews: Sina Najafi talks about his quirky publication, Cabinet Magazine, and its forthcoming book of doodles by U.S. presidents
Hunting the Taliban in Las Vegas
In trailers just minutes away from the slot machines, Air Force pilots control Predators over Iraq and Afghanistan. A case study in the marvels—and limits—of modern military technology
The Hive
Can thousands of Wikipedians be wrong? How an attempt to build an online encyclopedia touched off history’s biggest experiment in collaborative knowledge
Interviews: Marshall Poe on the marvels and pitfalls of Wikipedia, the fastest-growing encyclopedia in human history.
Inside the Billionaire Service Industry
Need designer lighting for your jet? Fancy a dressage horse for your daughter? Have staffing issues in your 50,000-square-foot house? A growing army of experts stands ready to bear any burden for the ultrarich
Technology & Innovation
This is the eighth in a series of archival excerpts in honor of the magazine's 150th anniversary. This installment is introduced by James Fallows, a national correspondent of The Atlantic.
Agenda
Some Convenient Truths
Runaway global warming looks all but unstoppable. Maybe that’s because we haven’t really tried to stop it
The Height of Inequality
America’s productivity gains have gone to giant salaries for just a few
The Reverend
Rudolph Giuliani learns to speak “evangelese”—and tests the waters for a presidential bid
Catastrophe Management
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)
Nuclear Iran
The Atlantic recently asked a group of foreign-policy authorities about Iran’s nuclear quest. Special extended Web version
Primary Sources
Muslim public opinion the world over; the disappearing middle-class neighborhood; the specter of the sexual “superpeer”
Books
Orson Agonistes
Orson Welles: Hello Americans, by Simon Callow; Framing the Early Middle Ages, by Chris Wickham
Feckless Youth
What Kennedy magic?
Establishing Shots
The picture books that style makers use
Zip It
Erica Jong’s stunning self-absorption
New Fiction
The Emperor's Children, by Claire Messud
Dark Passage
A selective investigation of recent mysteries and thrillers
Cover to Cover
A guide to additional releases
Pursuits
The Road from Ravenna
In the footsteps of the last Roman emperor
Wine Therapy
What makes the wines of San Patrignano so distinctive? It’s not just the grapes
Signs of Our Times
In under a century, neon signs—part sculpture, part lighting, part billboard—have gone from marketing tool to tacky trash to folk art
File Not Found
Why a stone tablet is still better than a hard drive
The Maestro of Jiggle TV
Aaron Spelling (1923–2006)
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