Who We Lost in 2012: 15 People Who Changed the World, Remembered
A look back at some of the influential Americans who died this year. 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."
A look back at some of the influential Americans who died this year. More »
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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