The Wrath of Khan
How A. Q. Khan made Pakistan a nuclear power—and showed that the spread of atomic weapons can't be stopped
William Langewiesche, "The Wrath of Khan"; Ross Douthat, "Does Meritocracy Work?"; Richard H. Hersh, "What Does College Teach?"; Thomas Mallon on Doris Kearns Goodwin, Alex Beam on the greatest stories never told; Richard Clarke on FEMA; Caitlin Flanagan on "You Go Girl!" studies; and much more.
How A. Q. Khan made Pakistan a nuclear power—and showed that the spread of atomic weapons can't be stopped
Some of the most delicious unpublished journalism gets passed around like a secret handshake
Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin's much anticipated book about Abraham Lincoln, marks her return to the arena after a devastating scandal. Throughout her personal trials, Goodwin says, Lincoln himself proved to be a major source of consolation.
A history lesson
A year-long journey ends on the coast of New England
Not if society and colleges keep failing to distinguish between wealth and merit
The rise of the "enrollment manager" and the cutthroat quest for competitive advantage. The secret weapon: financial-aid leveraging
A report card from one college president, whose school now shuns the U.S. News ranking system—and has not only survived but thrived
It's time to put an end to "faith-based" acceptance of higher education's quality
College newspapers discover the sex column
Why has an administration that talks so much about homeland security been so unable to secure the homeland?
One element of the president's Social Security plan will rise again. It shouldn't
The U.S. Supreme Court looks abroad for help in interpreting the Constitution
It's time to stop slipping into armed conflict
Post-Gaza Israel; the travails of black cabbies; the (continuing) migration of the Electoral College; how to spot a spy
The miracle of movement in New York City
The Third Reich in Power, by Richard J. Evans; A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water, by Patrick Leigh Fermor; Pétain, by Charles Williams; In Command of History, by David Reynolds; Forgotten Armies, by Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper
Elmore Leonard's talents have increasingly become cooped up in his hallmark tough-guy aesthetic
Historians whose work spanned centuries, continents, and bookshelves
The latest in the ever growing field of "You go, girl!" studies
Household Words, by Joan Silber
Ben Franklin, comic genius
In the Fold, by Rachel Cusk
Behavior modification gets down to business
"Oh, my God—Southwest to Tampa with a thousand people!" A report on the new Airbus A380, the world's biggest passenger plane
A new cult takes hold
Jack Slipper (1924-2005)
A selective index to this month's issue
What to watch for in the weeks ahead
Five movies containing lessons for the college-bound
Hear Rosanna Warren read her poem "August Walk"
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