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Joe Klein and Tom Daschle Offer Very Different Views of Regulation

Joe Klein and Tom Daschle Offer Very Different Views of Regulation

Are laws like piles of sedimentary rock, weighing down America? Or are they protecting us from swindlers? More »

How Missing Out on the Gold Changed Michelle Kwan's Life

How Missing Out on the Gold Changed Michelle Kwan's Life

The Olympic silver medalist says that falling short of her dream changed her outlook on everyday existence. More »

Aspen Snapshot: Photos From the First Day

Aspen Snapshot: Photos From the First Day

From White House officials to artists and sports stars, highlights from the Aspen campus. (All photos by Daniel Bayer) More »

Live Chat With Anne-Marie Slaughter: Women, Work, and Having It All

Live Chat With Anne-Marie Slaughter: Women, Work, and Having It All

The author of our July/August cover story came online this morning to answer readers' questions. More »

The Supreme Court's Obamacare Decision: Full Text

The Supreme Court's Obamacare Decision: Full Text

Read the entire ruling, including opinions by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Anthony Kennedy. More »

The American Values Poll

The American Values Poll

A survey of more than 2,000 people, from The Atlantic and The Aspen Institute More »

Chris Christie's All-Time Favorite Springsteen Songs

Chris Christie's All-Time Favorite Springsteen Songs

The New Jersey governor shares the Boss tunes that top his playlist. More »

'Brave,' Fiona Apple, 'The Newsroom': The Week Ahead in Pop Culture

'Brave,' Fiona Apple, 'The Newsroom': The Week Ahead in Pop Culture

A look at the things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to More »

'Girls,' Usher, LeBron vs. Kevin: The Week Ahead in Pop Culture

'Girls,' Usher, LeBron vs. Kevin: The Week Ahead in Pop Culture

A look at the things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to More »

'Prometheus,' Belmont, Big K.R.I.T.: The Week Ahead in Pop Culture

'Prometheus,' Belmont, Big K.R.I.T.: The Week Ahead in Pop Culture

A look at the things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to More »

How Smartphone Apps Are Reshaping Our Desires

How Smartphone Apps Are Reshaping Our Desires

David Freedman chats with readers about his cover story in the June Atlantic More »

New York vs. London: Two Cities to Rule Them All

New York vs. London: Two Cities to Rule Them All

In picking the world's greatest city, these two global capitals are practically tied. But somebody got to be a winner ... More »

Tokyo: The Biggest City in World History Faces Down Its Ultimate Nemesis—Arithmetic

Tokyo: The Biggest City in World History Faces Down Its Ultimate Nemesis—Arithmetic

Is the city a model for post-growth happiness more than pro-growth dynamism? More »

Hong Kong: The Most Business-Friendly City in the World

Hong Kong: The Most Business-Friendly City in the World

Hong Kong is well-positioned to withstand a sharp slowdown from its neighbor (and sorta-kinda-owner) to the north More »

Paris: City of Lights (and Glass, and Steel)

Paris: City of Lights (and Glass, and Steel)

An even-keeled metro enters the perfect economic storm More »

Chicago: The Second City at a Crossroads

Chicago: The Second City at a Crossroads

Why the nation's third-largest city is due for a manufacturing comeback More »

Singapore: Miracle at the Center of the World

Singapore: Miracle at the Center of the World

Singapore's status as a global juggernaut cuts both ways More »

Live Chat With James Fallows

Live Chat With James Fallows

The longtime Atlantic correspondent came online to talk with readers about China, aviation, and other topics. More »

Shanghai: Can the Fastest-Growing City in the World Keep it Up?

Shanghai: Can the Fastest-Growing City in the World Keep it Up?

Part III of our special report on the most important cities in the world More »

Los Angeles: The Silver-Medal and Silver-Screen City of the U.S.

Los Angeles: The Silver-Medal and Silver-Screen City of the U.S.

The nation's second-largest metro is rich, wide, and dry More »

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