Mitt Romney Keeps Saying the Wrong Thing ... Just Like His Dad
Romney may not be as blunt as his father, but that doesn't mean he's not just as gaffe-prone, in his own way.… More »
Tom McNichol, a frequent contributor to TheAtlantic.com, is a San Francisco writer whose work has also appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and on NPR's "All Things Considered."
Romney may not be as blunt as his father, but that doesn't mean he's not just as gaffe-prone, in his own way.… More »
The year 2011 saw the deaths of world-changing figures, from inventors and movie stars to peacemakers to dictators. A writer looks back on 15 of their lives.… More »
Apple's founder and CEO could be a cruel and nasty guy. He was also the greatest chief executive of our time. Don't go thinking those two things are related.… More »
Newly public recordings show the president trying to do damage control after what a key aide called "the weirdest day" of his presidency… More »
An FDA panel has declined to recommend a ban on menthol cigarettes—the latest coup for a well-marketed but deadly product… More »
From J.D. Salinger to Elizabeth Edwards, a look at the larger-than-life figures who passed away this year… More »
On November 22, 1963, James Tague was injured by a bullet intended for the president. Now his eBay store is a testament to the remarkable life of JFK's death.… More »
As California votes on marijuana legalization, the pot economy is already smoking… More »
In which we imagine the awesome preflight announcement for the latest space-tourism gambit.… More »
Fifteen years ago the founder of Microsoft tried to predict the future. How well did his prophecies about e-mail, "wallet PCs," the Web, and more hold up?… More »
The environmentally correct answer isn't what you think.… More »
Pope Benedict's scandal is unfolding the same way Watergate played out for Richard Nixon.… More »
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