December 2003 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-26
- The Forgotten Millions
  Jonathan Rauch
  , p. 27
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  A Stepford for Our Times The Stepford Wives (1975 Film), by Bryan Forbes (Review)
  Margaret Talbot
  , pp. 28-31
  1. The Stepford Wives (1975 Film) by Bryan Forbes
- Brief Lives: Abizaid of Arabia
  Sydney J. Freedberg, Jr.
  , pp. 32-37
- Post Mortem: The Crucible of Hollywood's Guilt
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 38-39
- Primary Sources , pp. 40-43
- The World in Numbers: Nuclear Iran
  Terrence Henry
  , pp. 44-46
- Tour of Duty
  Douglas Brinkley
  , pp. 47-62
  John Kerry in Vietnam
- The Bubble of American Supremacy
  George Soros
  , pp. 63-68
- The Backside of War
  P.J. O'Rourke
  , pp. 69-83
- Literary Lives: Lillian Hellman
  Edward Sorel
  , pp. 84-85
- How to Kill a Country
  Samantha Power
  , pp. 86-99
- The Apparition
  Maxine Kumin
  , pp. 100-101
- Scrutiny on the Bounty
  Christopher Buckley
  , pp. 102-103
- Children, Singing
  Sydney Lea
  , p. 104
- Hailstorm
  Kay Ryan
  , p. 104
- Municipal Playground
  J. Allyn Rosser
  , pp. 104-106
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  --- by Benjamin Schwarz (Review) , p. 107
  1. The Gay Talese Reader by Gay Talese
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  Literary Studies The Life You Save May Be Your Own, by Paul Elie (3 Reviews) , p. 108
  1. The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Paul Elie
  2. Brick Lane by Monica Ali
  3. The Constant Circle by Sara Mayfield
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  History Theology in America, by E. Brooks Holifield (Review) , p. 109
  1. Theology in America by E. Brooks Holifield
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  Architecture Chicago's Famous Buildings, by Franz Schulze a... (Review) , p. 110
  1. Chicago's Famous Buildings by Franz Schulze and Kevin Harrington
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  The Supreme American Novelist (2 Reviews)
  Martin Amis
  , pp. 111-115
  Saul Bellow: Novels 1944-1953, by James Wood and Saul Bellow
  1. Saul Bellow: Novels 1944-1953 by James Wood and Saul Bellow
  2. The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow
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  Second Puberty (Review)
  Christopher Cahill
  , pp. 116-118
  W. B. Yeats: A Life, Vol II, by R.F. Foster
  1. W. B. Yeats: A Life, Vol II by R.F. Foster
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  Pictures from an Inquisition (2 Reviews)
  Christopher Hitchens
  , pp. 119-125
  The Trial of Comrade Tulayev, by Victor Serge
  1. The Trial of Comrade Tulayev by Victor Serge
  2. Memoirs of a Revolutionary, 1901-1941 by Victor Serge and Peter Sedgwick
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  Burgher Deluxe (2 Reviews)
  Sandra Tsing Loh
  , pp. 126-127
  Trading Up, by Michael J. Silverstein and Neil Fiske
  1. Trading Up by Michael J. Silverstein and Neil Fiske
  2. Living It Up by James B. Twitchell
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  This Boy's Lit (Review)
  Thomas Mallon
  , pp. 128-129
  Old School, by Tobias Wolff
  1. Old School by Tobias Wolff
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  On the Road and Off the Wall (Review)
  Brooke Allen
  , p. 130
  The Towers of Trebizond, by Rose Macaulay
  1. The Towers of Trebizond by Rose Macaulay
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  Cat Tales (Review)
  Christina Schwarz
  , pp. 131-132
  Jenny and the Cat Club, by Esther Averill
  1. Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Averill
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  The Lonely Passion (Review)
  Caitlin Flanagan
  , pp. 133-134
  The Between Boyfriends Book, by Cindy Chupack
  1. The Between Boyfriends Book by Cindy Chupack
- Innocent Bystander: Setting the Bar
  Cullen Murphy
  , pp. 135-137
- Travels: The Holy Mountain
  Robert D. Kaplan
  , pp. 138-141
- Food: Pride of Place
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 142-162
- Fiction: The Red Carpet
  Lavanya Sankaran
  , pp. 163-178
- The Puzzler
  Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
  , p. 179
- Word Fugitives
  Barbara Wallraff
  , pp. 180-182
- Cover photograph
  Michael Medeiros