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December 2006 Issue
December 2006 Cover
The Atlantic Top 100 list; William Langewiesche, "How to Get a Nuclear Bomb"; Hanna Rosin on the commercialization of yoga, James Fallows on life in contemporary China; Christopher Buckley's letter from 2008; Michael Hirschorn considers the future of the newspaper; Benjamin Schwarz selects the books of the year; and much more. View Magazine
  • They Made America
    Ross Douthat
  • How to Get a Nuclear Bomb
    William Langewiesche
  • Postcards From Tomorrow Square
    James Fallows
  • Striking a Pose
    Hanna Rosin
  • Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop In
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz
  • American Icons

Read all our coverage of Donald Trump’s indictment.

U.S.

Top Living Influential Americans

Living Americans who received votes from panelists

December 2006 Issue
Saved Stories

As we assembled our list of the top 100 influential figures in American history, we took note of the living Americans who received votes from our panelists:

See below for more on America’s most influential filmmakers, musicians, critics, architects, and poets—along with The Atlantic’s full list of the 100 most influential figures in American history
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