December 2002 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- Letters to the Editor, pp. 10-19
- Innocent Bystander
  Cullen Murphy
  , pp. 20-24
  The Rogues of Academe
- What Now?
  Michael Kelly
  , pp. 25-29
- Light Shows of the Mind
  David Brooks
  , pp. 30-31
- The Fat Tax
  Jonathan Rauch
  , pp. 32-33
- Third Person Singular
  P.J. O'Rourke
  , pp. 34-37
- The At-Risk-Youth Industry
  Eyal Press and Jennifer Washburn
  , pp. 38-40
- The Case for "Regime Change" in France
  Jeff Danziger
  , p. 41
- Primary Sources , pp. 42-43
- The Gun Trade
  Don Peck
  , pp. 44-48
- The Medical Ordeals of JFK
  Robert Dallek
  , pp. 49-63
- Our Genius Problem
  Marjorie Garber
  , pp. 64-71
- Poem
  Roberta Spear
  , pp. 72-73
- Grade A: The Market for a Yale Woman's Eggs
  Jessica Cohen
  , pp. 74-78
- Centerpiece: Bobby Fischer's Pathetic Endgame
  Rene Chun
  , pp. 79-100
- Rite
  Guy Billout
  , pp. 101-102
  A drawing
- Interracial Intimacy
  Randall Kennedy
  , pp. 103-112
- Aquero
  Melissa Hardy
  , pp. 113-121
  A short story
- Poem
  John Spaulding
  , pp. 122-124
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  --- by Benjamin Schwarz (Review) , p. 125
  1. Fires of Hatred by Norman M. Naimark
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  Film Studies I Know Where I'm Going!, by Pam Cook (Review) , p. 126
  1. I Know Where I'm Going! by Pam Cook
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  History America's God, by Mark A. Noll (6 Reviews) , pp. 126-127
  1. America's God by Mark A. Noll
  2. The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944 by David M. Glantz
  3. God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. I by Norman Davies
  4. God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. II by Norman Davies
  5. Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial North America by James D. Kornwolf
  6. The Last Days of Hitler by Hugh R. Trevor-Roper
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  Biography Frederick the Great, by David Fraser (Review) , p. 128
  1. Frederick the Great by David Fraser
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  The Sage of Baltimore (Review)
  Jonathan Yardley
  , pp. 129-140
  The Skeptic, by Terry Teachout
  1. The Skeptic by Terry Teachout
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  A Nine-Hour Resurrection (2 Reviews)
  Christopher Hitchens
  , pp. 141-146
  The Coast of Utopia, by Tom Stoppard
  1. The Coast of Utopia by Tom Stoppard
  2. My Past and Thoughts by Alexander Herzen
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  Concrete Expressionism (Review)
  Christina Schwarz
  , p. 147
  Seek My Face, by John Updike
  1. Seek My Face by John Updike
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  Sociopath on a String (Review)
  James Marcus
  , p. 147
  The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi and Nancy Canepa
  1. The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and Nancy Canepa
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  Panhandle (Review)
  Barbara Hoffert
  , p. 148
  That Old Ace in the Hole, by Annie Proulx
  1. That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx
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  Walking Tour of the Vanquished (Review)
  Katherine A. Powers
  , p. 149
  What I Saw: Reports from Berlin 1920-1933, by Joseph Roth
  1. What I Saw: Reports from Berlin 1920-1933 by Joseph Roth
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  Hothouse Flowers (Review)
  Caitlin Flanagan
  , pp. 150-152
  Why There Are No Good Men Left, by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
  1. Why There Are No Good Men Left by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
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  Coming of Age on Long Island (Review)
  Mona Simpson
  , pp. 153-155
  Child of My Heart, by Alice McDermott
  1. Child of My Heart by Alice McDermott
- Travel: Wonders of the World
  Francine Prose
  , pp. 156-159
- Food: Grapes of Gascony
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 160-162
- Palate at Large: Duck Sauce a la Bidouze
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 163-164
- Design: Hand Tools
  Thomas Hine
  , pp. 165-166
- The Puzzler
  Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
  , p. 167
- Word Fugitives
  Barbara Wallraff
  , pp. 168-170
- Cover photograph
  Hy Peskin