April 2005 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- In Memoriam Peter Davison (1928-2004), pp. 11-12
- Calendar, pp. 13-15
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-26
- Getting Out Right
  James Fallows
  , pp. 27-29
- Intelligence: Inside Out
  Michael Scheuer
  , pp. 30-31
- Politics: The Air America Plan
  Joshua Green
  , pp. 32-33
- The List: The Art of the Steal
  Michael Slenske
  , pp. 34-35
- The Art of Policy: Incumbent-Protection Acts
  P.J. O'Rourke
  , pp. 36-37
- Cross-Examination: Confirmation Class
  Benjamin Wittes
  , pp. 38-39
- Phenomenon: A Spouse in the House
  Chris Cillizza
  , pp. 40-43
- Primary Sources , pp. 44-47
- The World in Numbers: Crude Politics
  Matthew Yeomans
  , pp. 48-50
- Host
  David Foster Wallace
  , pp. 51-78
- Rehnquist the Great?
  Jeffrey Rosen
  , pp. 79-83
- To the Future
  Peter Davison
  , pp. 84-87
- Resin
  Geri Doran
  , pp. 88-90
- America's African Rifles
  Robert D. Kaplan
  , pp. 91-96
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  Editor's Choice (3 Reviews)
  Benjamin Schwarz
  , pp. 97-98
  The Lost Crusade
  1. Against the Beast by John Nichols
  2. War and the Iliad by Simone Weil and Rachel Bespaloff
  3. Understanding Dante by John Alfred Scott
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  Thinking of Jackasses (3 Reviews)
  Marc Cooper
  , pp. 99-102
  Don't Think of an Elephant, by George Lakoff
  1. Don't Think of an Elephant by George Lakoff
  2. What's the Matter With Kansas? by Thomas Frank
  3. Nation of Rebels by Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter
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  Reading List (5 Reviews)
  Cristina Nehring
  , p. 103
  Was It Something I Said?
  1. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Garden of Cyrus by Thomas Browne
  2. Samson Agonistes, and Shorter Poems by John Milton
  3. The Joke by Milan Kundera
  4. Philip Larkin: Collected Poems by Anthony Thwaite and Philip Larkin
  5. Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
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  A Close Read (Review)
  Christina Schwarz
  , pp. 104-106
  Follies, by Ann Beattie
  1. Follies by Ann Beattie
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  Civilization and Its Malcontents (Review)
  Christopher Hitchens
  , pp. 107-108
  Saturday, by Ian McEwan
  1. Saturday by Ian McEwan
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  A Close Read (Review)
  Jon Zobenica
  , pp. 109-110
  How We Are Hungry, by Dave Eggers
  1. How We Are Hungry by Dave Eggers
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  Tradecraft (Review)
  B.R. Myers
  , pp. 111-114
  Absolute Friends, by John le Carre
  1. Absolute Friends by John le Carre
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  New Fiction (Review)
  Christina Schwarz
  , pp. 115-116
  March, by Geraldine Brooks
  1. March by Geraldine Brooks
- Bullheads
  Michael Lohre
  , pp. 117-130
  Short Story
- Travels: The Hitler Shrine
  Timothy W. Ryback
  , pp. 131-134
- The Puzzler
  Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
  , p. 135
- Word Court
  Barbara Wallraff
  , pp. 136-137
- Post Mortem: The Fifth Nixon, Rose Mary Woods (1917-2005)
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 138-139
- Who's Who
  Benjamin Healy
  , pp. 140-142
- Cover photograph
  Rodney Oman