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October 1984 Issue
October 1984 Cover
This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • The Supreme Partnership
    Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
  • The Pleasures of the Plaza
    Wendy Lowe
  • Tumoresque: The Films of David Lynch
    Lloyd Rose
  • Kitchen Machines
    James Goldman and Barbara Goldman
  • Are Blacks Better Off Today?
    Bayard Rustin
  • The Other America Revisited
    Tom Wicker

Technology: Lie Detectors

The polygraph industry is thriving, but questions remain about the validity of test results

By Stephen Budiansky
October 1984 Issue
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