{"article":{"__typename":"BlogArticle","id":"BlogArticle:8117","categories":[{"slug":"china","__typename":"Category"},{"slug":"environment","__typename":"Category"},{"slug":"olympics","__typename":"Category"}],"content":[{"__typename":"ArticleLegacyHtml","tagName":"P","idAttr":"","className":"","style":"","innerHtml":"Beijing, 10am, July 2, 2008. Thirty-seven days until the Olympics.

\"http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r96/jfallows/IMG_4089.jpg\"

"}],"editorialProject":null,"primaryCategory":{"__typename":"Channel","displayName":"Technology","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/","slug":"technology"},"reviews":[],"embeds":[],"authors":[{"id":"Author:316","displayName":"James Fallows","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/author/james-fallows/","biography":{"default":"James Fallows is a contributing writer at The Atlantic.","__typename":"Biography"},"socialMedia":[{"platform":"TWITTER","url":"https://twitter.com/jamesfallows","__typename":"SocialMedia"}],"__typename":"Author","slug":"james-fallows"}],"preview":null,"layout":"standard","secondaryByline":"","dek":"","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2008/07/east-or-west-home-is-best/8117/","title":"East or west, home is best","seoTitle":"East or west, home is best","dateModified":"2008-07-11T19:13:20Z","datePublished":"2008-07-02T02:20:34Z","hasMeter":true,"primaryChannel":{"displayName":"Technology","__typename":"Channel","slug":"technology"},"shareImage1x1":null,"shareImage16x9":null,"shareImage4x3":null,"shareImageDefault":null,"shareImageSquareDefault":null,"shareImageLeadArt":null,"shareDek":"","shareText":null,"shareTitle":"East or west, home is best","editorsNote":null,"leadArt":null,"fbiaUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/facebook-instant/article/8117/","canonicalUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2008/07/east-or-west-home-is-best/8117/","syndication":"ALL","shareImage2x1":null,"shareImageSmall":null,"channels":[{"slug":"technology","__typename":"Channel"}],"watsonInfo":{"keywords":["Beijing","Olympics"],"__typename":"WatsonInfo"},"slug":"east-or-west-home-is-best","grapeshot":{"segments":["gv_safe","gs_event_olympics","gb_safe","pos_alcohol","pos_chasemarriott","pos_citibank","pos_creditcard","pos_disasters","pos_diseases","pos_disney_fxfargo","pos_ey","pos_facebook_safety","pos_hermes","pos_ibm","pos_jpmc","pos_mobkoi","pos_septembereleven","an_bankofamerica_negative","an_facebook_safe","an_fidelity_safe","an_jpmc_safe","an_ms_safe","an_volvo_safe","ap_alfaromeo_safe","ap_bankofamerica_safe","ap_citi_banking_safe","ap_citi_hurricanes","ap_citi_injury","ap_citi_naacp_safe","ap_citi_sex_safe","ap_citi_transportation_safe","ap_facebook_infeed_safe","ap_facebook_safe","ap_fidelity_safe","ap_gwp","ap_jpmc_safe","ap_ms_safe","ap_netflix_israeli_safe","ap_texas_shooting_safe","ap_volvo_safe","general_safe_gv","gs_sport_athletics","gs_sport","an_affordable_housing"],"__typename":"Grapeshot"},"advertisingInfo":{"disableHouseAd":false,"__typename":"AdvertisingInfo"}}}

Sections

The Print Edition