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The 1950s Backlash Against Norman Rockwell
The artist's wholesome realism seemed outdated even in the age of Leave It to Beaver.
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The Atlantic Stanley Greenberg Tells Karl Rove Why He's Responsible for the Tea Party
The Democratic strategist traced the GOP's transformation back to the presidential race of 2004.
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Anne-Marie Slaughter Doesn’t Want Women to Spend 30 Years Knitting
The New America Foundation president updates her views on gender and the workplace
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Bart Everly/Rhino Media Green: R.E.M.'s Greatest Album
Twenty-five years after the record's release, the world needs its dynamic optimism more than ever.
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C. Cameron McCauley 'The Barber': A Story Flannery O'Connor Never Published
Even at 22, the author was smart, acerbic, and fascinated by human limitations.
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Does the Chief Justice Have Too Much Power?
John Roberts appointed every judge on the secretive and influential FISA court. Maybe it's time to spread around the authority.
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How Richard Nixon Fooled Friends and Influenced People
A colorful 1974 account shows how the 37th president set elaborate verbal traps for his closest allies.
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How Children Use iPads
Are touch-screen devices harming kids' brains or making them smarter? Hanna Rosin shares her findings, with the help of her four-year-old son.
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James Parker on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
An awkward dinner party scene displays the best and worst of the reality franchise.
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A Brief History of Romantic Comedies
Christopher Orr shares scenes from The Philadelphia Story, Annie Hall, When Harry Met Sally, and other classics.
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Online Bullying: A Conversation With Emily Bazelon
For some adolescents, the pranks that take place on the Internet can veer into dangerous territory. Here's what adults are doing about it.
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When Presidents Say 'Y'all': The Strange Story of Dialects in America
From Appalachian hollows to urban neighborhoods, the ways people speak can bring them together or cause social isolation. A language expert explains why.
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Marriage on 'Downton Abbey' Isn't Boring—It's Realistic
Grand romantic yearnings have given way to something more satisfying and intimate.
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How to Turn Immigrants Into 'Real' Americans: A 1920s Argument
In a vintage Atlantic essay, a child of Italian immigrants rejected the "melting pot" ideal.
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Christopher Hitchens on the Mildly Fascist Founder of the Boy Scouts
In an Atlantic column, the inimitable writer looked back at the 1908 manual that started a worldwide movement.
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How Al Capone Got Away With Murder
In the Chicago gangster's day, it was easier for criminals to get their cases thrown out of court. A 1945 Atlantic article describes an American justice system much more lenient than our own.
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Sex, Race, and the Bloodiness of Being Female: The Atlantic on Abortion
From "Mrs. X" to Caitlin Flanagan, generations of authors have grappled with the notion of a woman's right to choose.
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When Dr. Seuss Took On Adolf Hitler
The children's author drew more than 400 fantastical political cartoons in the early years of World War II.
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The Editor Who Wanted to Change Jack London's Name to 'John'
The Atlantic ran the writer's first published story -- and then annoyed him by asking him to write under his "Christian name."
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Should More Bankers Be in Prison?
Jesse Eisinger describes what's really going on inside Wells Fargo and other large institutions.
