June 2005 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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  1. [+]
    January 2005 Issue = 45 Articles
    1. Calendar, pp. 19-21
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 22-36
    3. The Agenda by Chuck Todd, pp. 37-39
    4. Foreign Affairs: The Widening Atlantic by Niall Ferguson, pp. 40-41
    5. Case History: Presidential Ailments by Nathan Littlefield and Benjamin Healy, pp. 42-46
    6. The Art of Policy: Redheated Eskimo by P.J. O'Rourke, p. 47
    7. Cross-Examination: Letting Go of Roe by Benjamin Wittes, pp. 48-50
    8. The List: Trivial Pursuits by Michael Slenske, p. 51
    9. The Odds: Which Harry Potter Character Gets Whacked? by John Sellers, pp. 52-53
    10. Primary Sources , pp. 54-57
    11. The World in Numbers: A Muslim Europe by Ross Douthat, pp. 58-60
    12. Ten Years Later by Richard A. Clarke, pp. 61-79
    13. Success Without Victory by James Fallows, pp. 80-85
    14. A Place for the Bees by David Ferry, pp. 86-90
    15. Field Guide by Linda Bierds, p. 91
    16. The Cohort by Maxine Kumin, p. 91
    17. Flying Seed by D. Nurkse, pp. 91-92
    18. Letter from Baghdad by William Langewiesche, pp. 93-99
    19. State of the Union by The Editors, pp. 100-101
    20. Bipolar Disorder by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 102-111
    21. Shaken and Stirred by Stephen S. Cohen and J. Bradford DeLong, pp. 112-116
    22. Beyond Belief by Hanna Rosin, pp. 117-121
    23. The Massless Media by William Powers, pp. 122-127
    24. Continental Divides by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 128-131
    25. What Amy Would Do by Sridhar Pappu, pp. 132-139
    26. Retrospective by Geri Doran, pp. 140-141
    27. Lost in the Meritocracy by Walter Kirn, pp. 142-154
    28. Sports Names in the News by Bruce McCall, pp. 155-156
    29. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 157-162 - 2 Reviews
      1. V.S. Pritchett: A Working Life by Jeremy Treglown
      2. Born Losers by Scott A. Sandage
    30. [+]
      The Murdoch Touch by Tom Carson, pp. 163-168 - 1 Review
      1. The Fourth Network by Daniel M. Kimmel
    31. [+]
      Darling Me by Thomas Mallon, pp. 169-173 - 1 Review
      1. Isherwood: A Life Revealed by Peter Parker
    32. [+]
      A Nice Bloody Fool by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 174-176 - 1 Review
      1. Stephen Spender: A Literary Life by John Sutherland
    33. [+]
      Reading List: Easier Said Than Done by David Kipen, pp. 177-178 - 5 Reviews
      1. I Thought of Daisy by Edmund Wilson
      2. The Chariot of Fire by Bernard DeVoto
      3. The Flight to Lucifer by Harold Bloom
      4. Crybaby of the Western World by John Leonard
      5. The Rock Pool by Cyril Connolly
    34. [+]
      Chameleon With a Toupee by David Hajdu, pp. 179-180 - 1 Review
      1. Roman Candle by David Evanier
    35. [+]
      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, pp. 181-182 - 1 Review
      1. Villages by John Updike
    36. Short Story by Anna North, pp. 183-192
    37. Innocent Bystander by Cullen Murphy, p. 193
    38. A Look Back, p. 194
    39. Music by Francis Davis, pp. 195-200
    40. Travels by Jeffrey Tayler, pp. 201-206
    41. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 207
    42. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 208-209
    43. Post Mortem by Mark Steyn, pp. 210-211
    44. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 212-214
    45. Cover by John Ritter
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    March 2005 Issue = 30 Articles
    1. Calendar, pp. 15-17
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 18-32
    3. American Casino by Robert J. Shiller, pp. 33-35
    4. Foreign Policy by David M. Kennedy, pp. 36-37
    5. Verbatim, pp. 38-39
    6. The List by Security Fences, pp. 40-41
    7. Media by Joshua Green, pp. 42-43
    8. The Odds, pp. 44-45
    9. What's the Matter With Central Park West? by Walter Shapiro, pp. 46-47
    10. Primary Sources, pp. 48-51
    11. The World in Numbers by Matthew Quirk, pp. 52-53
    12. The Accuser by William Langewiesche, pp. 54-61
    13. Male Voices, From Below by John Updike, pp. 62-73
    14. Now by Frannie Lindsay, pp. 74-81
    15. The Accidental Autocrat by Paul Starobin, pp. 82-92
    16. Meeting by Guy Billout, pp. 93-94
    17. The Truth About Harvard by Ross Douthat, pp. 95-100
    18. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 101-104 - 4 Reviews
      1. The London Look by Christopher Breward, Edwina Ehrman, and Caroline Evans, ...
      2. Harvard Rules by Richard Bradley
      3. The Glorious Cause by Robert Middlekauff
      4. The Meaning of Independence by Edmund S. Morgan
    19. [+]
      I'll Be Damned by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 105-112 - 1 Review
      1. The Life of Graham Greene, Vol. III: 1956-1991 by Norman Sherry
    20. [+]
      Reading List by Allan Gurganus, pp. 113-114 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Vision of Piers Plowman by William Langland and A.V.C. Schmidt
      2. The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by G.B. Edwards
      3. Journals of William Emmanuel Bugg, 1848-1935, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and Warren County, North Carolina with Bugg, Davis, Hudgins, Nicholson, Smith, Walker by William Emmanuel Bugg
      4. The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
    21. [+]
      Marshal Plan by Sandra Tsing Loh, pp. 115-120 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Three-Martini Playdate by Christie Mellor
      2. Confessions of a Slacker Mom by Muffy Mead-Ferro
      3. Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents by Perry W. Buffington
      4. From Here to Maternity by Beth Teitell
    22. [+]
      Backfire by Peter Beinart, pp. 121-126 - 1 Review
      1. The War for Muslim Minds by Gilles Kepel
    23. Innocent Bystander by Cullen Murphy, p. 127
    24. A Look Back, p. 128
    25. Sport by Pat Jordan, pp. 129-134
    26. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 135
    27. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 136-137
    28. Post Mortem by Mark Steyn, pp. 138-139
    29. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 140-142
    30. Cover: Iraqi mass grave site, May 2003 by Francesco Zizola
  3. [+]
    April 2005 Issue = 32 Articles
    1. In Memoriam Peter Davison (1928-2004), pp. 11-12
    2. Calendar, pp. 13-15
    3. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-26
    4. The Agenda by James Fallows, pp. 27-29
    5. Intelligence: Inside Out by Michael Scheuer, pp. 30-31
    6. Politics: The Air America Plan by Joshua Green, pp. 32-33
    7. The List: The Art of the Steal by Michael Slenske, pp. 34-35
    8. The Art of Policy: Incumbent-Protection Acts by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 36-37
    9. Cross-Examination: Confirmation Class by Benjamin Wittes, pp. 38-39
    10. Phenomenon: A Spouse in the House by Chris Cillizza, pp. 40-43
    11. Primary Sources , pp. 44-47
    12. The World in Numbers: Crude Politics by Matthew Yeomans, pp. 48-50
    13. Host by David Foster Wallace, pp. 51-78
    14. Rehnquist the Great? by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 79-83
    15. To the Future by Peter Davison, pp. 84-87
    16. Resin by Geri Doran, pp. 88-90
    17. America's African Rifles by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 91-96
    18. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 97-98 - 3 Reviews
      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
    19. [+]
      Thinking of Jackasses by Marc Cooper, pp. 99-102 - 3 Reviews
      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
    20. [+]
      Reading List by Cristina Nehring, p. 103 - 5 Reviews
      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
    21. [+]
      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, pp. 104-106 - 1 Review
      1. Follies by Ann Beattie
    22. [+]
      Civilization and Its Malcontents by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 107-108 - 1 Review
      1. Saturday by Ian McEwan
    23. [+]
      A Close Read by Jon Zobenica, pp. 109-110 - 1 Review
      1. How We Are Hungry by Dave Eggers
    24. [+]
      Tradecraft by B.R. Myers, pp. 111-114 - 1 Review
      1. Absolute Friends by John le Carre
    25. [+]
      New Fiction by Christina Schwarz, pp. 115-116 - 1 Review
      1. March by Geraldine Brooks
    26. Bullheads by Michael Lohre, pp. 117-130
    27. Pursuits & Retreats by Timothy W. Ryback, pp. 131-134
    28. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 135
    29. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 136-137
    30. Post Mortem: The Fifth Nixon, Rose Mary Woods (1917-2005) by Mark Steyn, pp. 138-139
    31. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 140-142
    32. Cover photograph by Rodney Oman
  4. [+]
    May 2005 Issue = 36 Articles
    1. 77 North Washington Street, pp. 10-14
    2. Calendar, pp. 15-17
    3. Letters to the Editor, pp. 18-28
    4. Will Israel Live to 100? by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 29-33
    5. The Military: Gas Pains by Robert Bryce, pp. 34-35
    6. Brief Lives: The Apocalypse, Rated PG by Ross Douthat, pp. 36-37
    7. Cartoon: Inflation by Istvan Banyai, pp. 38-39
    8. The List: White House Chefs by Tyler Cabot, pp. 40-41
    9. The Art of Policy: Freedom, Responsibility...and What? by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 42-43
    10. The Odds: After Kim Jong Il by Terrence Henry, p. 44
    11. Politics: It Isn't the Message, Stupid by Joshua Green, pp. 45-47
    12. Cross-Examination: The Hapless Toad by Benjamin Wittes, pp. 48-49
    13. Matters of Substance: How to Beat a Drug Test by Marshall Poe, pp. 50-51
    14. Primary Sources, pp. 52-53
    15. In the Footsteps of Tocqueville by Bernard-Henri Levy, pp. 54-89
    16. On Becoming American by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 90-91
    17. The Coming Death Shortage by Charles C. Mann, pp. 92-95
    18. Wyssa by Elizabeth Bradfield, pp. 96-101
    19. Bat by Mark Jarman, p. 102
    20. Boat Ride by Guy Billout, pp. 103-104
    21. Hotel Baghdad by William Langewiesche, pp. 105-110
    22. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 111-114 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Sky's the Limit by Steven Gaines
      2. London 1945 by Maureen Waller#2
      3. The Command of the Ocean by N.A.M. Rodger
    23. [+]
      A Bag of Tired Tricks by B.R. Myers, pp. 115-118 - 1 Review
      1. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
    24. [+]
      Reading List by Sally Singer, pp. 119-120 - 5 Reviews
      1. Dancing Girls, and Other Stories by Margaret Atwood
      2. A Pair of Silk Stockings, and Other Stories by Kate Chopin
      3. Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield
      4. Ulysses by James Joyce
      5. I'll Take It by Paul Rudnick
    25. [+]
      The Man Who Ended Slavery by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 121-122 - 1 Review
      1. John Brown, Abolitionist by David S. Reynolds
    26. [+]
      Review Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro by Joseph O'Neill, p. 123 - 1 Review
      1. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
    27. [+]
      Review Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami by Jon Zobenica, pp. 124-126 - 1 Review
      1. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
    28. [+]
      The Big Shill by Tom Carson, p. 127 - 1 Review
      1. Open Wide by Dade Hayes and Jonathan Bing
    29. [+]
      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, pp. 128-130 - 1 Review
      1. The Good Wife by Stewart O'Nan
    30. Best Sellers Abroad by Sean Creehan, pp. 131-132
    31. Food: The Kosher Conversion by Corby Kummer, pp. 133-138
    32. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 139
    33. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 140-141
    34. Port Mortem: The Marrying Kind by Mark Steyn, pp. 142-143
    35. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 144-146
    36. Cover photograph by Matthew Mahon
  5. [+]
    June 2005 Issue = 31 Articles
    1. Calendar, p. 13
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 14-26
    3. Managing China's Rise by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 27-29
    4. Photo Op: Shanghai Rising by Alessandro Digaetano, pp. 30-31
    5. Intelligence: Truth Extraction by Stephen Budiansky, pp. 32-34
    6. Phenomenon: Baby Names by Tyler Cabot, p. 35
    7. Brief Lives: The Odd Couple by Joshua Green, pp. 36-37
    8. The Life: The Next Plague? by Michael Slenske, pp. 38-41
    9. Hypotheticals: Democratic Dominoes by Daniel Byman, pp. 42-43
    10. Primary Sources, pp. 44-48
    11. How We Would Fight China by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 49-64
    12. Ziad for the Defense by William Langewiesche, pp. 65-74
    13. Road Trip, Part II by Bernard-Henri Levy, pp. 75-87
    14. Being Geraldo by Sridhar Pappu, pp. 88-91
    15. Ishi by Louis Simpson, pp. 92-95
    16. The Tattered Dress by Ellen Bryant Voigt, pp. 96-98
    17. The Flirty Dozen by Christopher Buckley, pp. 99-100
    18. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 101-104 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Golden West by Daniel Fuchs
      2. California Rising by Ethan Rarick
      3. The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell
      4. The Survivor by John F. Harris
      5. Carry Me Back by Steven Deyle
    19. [+]
      Kiddie Class Struggle by Sandra Tsing Loh, pp. 105-108 - 3 Reviews
      1. Because I Said So by Camille Peri and Kate Moses
      2. Perfect Madness by Judith Warner
      3. The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars by Miriam Peskowitz
    20. [+]
      Reading List by Terry Castle, pp. 109-112 - 4 Reviews
      1. Create and Be Recognized by John Turner and Deborah Klochko
      2. Portraits by Hellen van Meene
      3. The Devil's Playground by Nan Goldin
      4. At Ease: Navy Men of World War II by Evan Bachner
    21. [+]
      New Fiction by Joseph O'Neill, pp. 113-114 - 1 Review
      1. Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham
    22. [+]
      A Doomed Young Man by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 115-116 - 1 Review
      1. A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov
    23. [+]
      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, p. 117 - 1 Review
      1. Ideas of Heaven by Joan Silber
    24. Tempest, p. 118
    25. [+]
      After School by Elizabeth Judd, p. 118 - 1 Review
      1. The Closed Circle by Jonathan Coe
    26. Oral History: The Kissinger Transcripts by James Warren, pp. 119-126
    27. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 127
    28. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 128-129
    29. Post Mortem: The Chap on Duty by Mark Steyn, pp. 130-131
    30. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 132-134
    31. Cover photomontage by John Ritter
  6. [+]
    July 2005 Issue = 33 Articles
    1. Calendar, pp. 13-15
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-26
    3. The Agenda by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 27-29
    4. Photo Op: Peripheral Vistion, Photographs by Christopher Morris, pp. 30-33
    5. Foreign Affairs: The Wrong Lesson by Caroline Elkins, pp. 34-35
    6. The List: Local Realities by Abigail Cutler and Marshall Poe, pp. 36-37
    7. Poll: Hillary in 2008? by James A. Barnes and Peter Bell, pp. 38-39
    8. Brief Lives: The Show-Me Sheikh by G. Willow Wilson, pp. 40-41
    9. Phenomenon: Maraton Men by Chris Cillizza, pp. 42-44
    10. Hypotheticals: A Roll of the Dice by Spencer Ackerman, p. 45
    11. Primary Sources , pp. 46-47
    12. The Nation in Numbers: Pffffttt by Don Peck, pp. 48-50
    13. Countdown to a Meltdown by James Fallows, pp. 51-65
    14. Meltdown: A Case Study by Benjamin M. Friedman, pp. 66-70
    15. In the Footsteps of Tocqueville (Part Three) by Bernard-Henri Levy, pp. 71-83
    16. Birthday by Henri Cole, pp. 84-96
    17. North Korea: The War Game by Scott Stossel, pp. 97-109
    18. Wolfowitz: The Exit Interviews by Mark Bowden, pp. 110-124
    19. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 125-128 - 4 Reviews
      1. Sinatra by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan
      2. Chanel by Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton
      3. Edmund Wilson: A Life in Literature by Lewis M. Dabney
      4. The Lights That Failed by Zara Steiner
    20. [+]
      Calamity Jane by Tom Carson, pp. 129-134 - 1 Review
      1. My Life So Far by Jane Fonda
    21. [+]
      Fidelity With a Wandering Eye by Cristina Nehring, pp. 135-136 - 1 Review
      1. Undressing Infidelity by Diane Shader Smith
    22. [+]
      Reading List by Sally Singer, p. 137 - 5 Reviews
      1. Edie: American Girl by Jean Stein and George Plimpton
      2. The Education of a French Model by Kiki
      3. Faithfull: An Autobiography by Marianne Faithfull and David Dalton
      4. Holy Skirts by Rene Steinke
      5. Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon by Sue Tilley
    23. [+]
      New Fiction by Elizabeth Judd, pp. 138-141 - 1 Review
      1. The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank
    24. [+]
      A Breath of Dust by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 142-144 - 1 Review
      1. The Annotated Waste Land by T.S. Eliot and Lawrence Rainey
    25. [+]
      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, pp. 145-147 - 1 Review
      1. Fascination by William Boyd
    26. Best Sellers Abroad: Japan by Makiko Kitamura, p. 148
    27. [+]
      You Might As Well Live by Jon Zobenica, p. 148 - 1 Review
      1. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
    28. Sport: Masters of the Hunt by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 149-158
    29. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 159
    30. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 160-161
    31. Post Mortem: A Gentleman, of a Kind by Mark Steyn, pp. 162-163
    32. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 164-166
    33. Cover photomontage by John Ritter
  7. [+]
    October 2005 Issue = 33 Articles
    1. Calendar, p. 15
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-30
    3. Comment: Does Oil Have a Future? by Clive Crook, p. 31
    4. Markets: Hundred-Dollar Oil by James Hamilton, pp. 32-33
    5. Photo Op: A River Runs Through It, photograph by Richard Butler, pp. 34-35
    6. Brief Lives: Mahmoud the Bashful by Mark Bowden, p. 36
    7. Hypotheticals: The Cascade of Proliferation by Graham Allison, pp. 36-39
    8. The Odds: Who Will Be the Next Fed Chairman? by John Sellers, pp. 40-41
    9. Cross Examination: The Executioner's Swan Song? by Benjamin Wittes, pp. 42-45
    10. Primary Sources, pp. 46-47
    11. The World in Numbers by Richard Florida, pp. 48-51
    12. Lincoln's Great Depression by Joshua Wolf Shenk, pp. 52-57
    13. Asiatic Lilies by Joyce Peseroff, pp. 58-69
    14. Roy and His Rock by Joshua Green, pp. 70-82
    15. Step by Guy Billout, p. 83
    16. Imperial Grunts by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 84-93
    17. In the Footsteps of Tocqueville, Part IV by Bernard-Henri Levy, pp. 94-103
    18. Prayer by Ellen Bryant Voigt, pp. 104-110
    19. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 111-114 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Stripping of the Altars by Eamon Duffy
      2. The Mind of the Master Class by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese and Eugene D. Genovese, ...
      3. Crazy Horse by Mari Sandoz
    20. [+]
      The Secret of the Old Saw by Sandra Tsing Loh, pp. 115-118 - 1 Review
      1. Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak
    21. [+]
      Reading List by Terry Castle, pp. 119-120 - 5 Reviews
      1. Charlotte Mew: Collected Poems and Selected Prose by Val Warner and Charlotte Mew
      2. The Pure and the Impure by Colette
      3. An Autobiography by Janet Frame
      4. The Hotel by Elizabeth Bowen
      5. Catharine, and Other Writings by Jane Austen, Margaret Anne Doody, and Douglas Murray, ...
    22. [+]
      Triumph at Trafalgar by Christopher Hitchens, p. 121 - 1 Review
      1. Seize the Fire by Adam Nicolson
    23. [+]
      Review On Beauty, by Zadie Smith by Joseph O'Neill, pp. 122-123 - 1 Review
      1. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
    24. [+]
      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, pp. 124-126 - 1 Review
      1. Willful Creatures by Aimee Bender
    25. [+]
      Latex Conquers All by Cristina Nehring, pp. 127-128 - 1 Review
      1. Our Bodies, Ourselves by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective, ...
    26. Best Sellers Abroad by David Hazony, pp. 129-130
    27. Travels: The Old Man and the Daiquiri by Wayne Curtis, pp. 131-134
    28. Food: Sweet Home Louisiana by Corby Kummer, pp. 135-138
    29. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 139
    30. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 140-141
    31. Post Mortem: Great Scott by Mark Steyn, pp. 142-143
    32. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 144-146
    33. Cover: Lincoln at the age of forty-nine by Calvin Jackson
  8. [+]
    November 2005 Issue = 42 Articles
    1. Calendar, pp. 11-13
    2. Letters to the Editors, pp. 14-36
    3. Comment by Richard A. Clarke, pp. 37-39
    4. Photo Op by Marvin Nauman, pp. 40-41
    5. Washington by Joseph E. Stiglitz, pp. 42-43
    6. Case History by Matthew Quirk, pp. 44-47
    7. The Law: What Would Zimbabwe Do? by Emily Bazelon, pp. 48-49
    8. The Odds: Who Will Win the Nobel Peace Prize? by John Sellers, pp. 50-51
    9. The List: The Rocky Road to Sainthood by Tyler Cabot, pp. 52-53
    10. Foreign Affairs: Declare War by Leslie H. Gelb and Anne-Marie Slaughter, pp. 54-57
    11. Primary Sources, pp. 58-59
    12. The Nation in Numbers by Kate Ascher, pp. 60-61
    13. The Wrath of Khan by William Langewiesche, pp. 62-86
    14. The Greatest Stories Never Told by Alex Beam, pp. 87-89
    15. Poetry by Tom Sleigh, p. 90
    16. Poetry by Kathryn Stripling Byer, p. 91
    17. [+]
      No Ordinary Tome by Thomas Mallon, pp. 92-97 - 1 Review
      1. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
    18. Poetry by Greg Delanty, pp. 98-101
    19. Poetry by David Sofield, p. 102
    20. The New Japanese SAT by Christopher Buckley, pp. 103-104
    21. In the Footsteps of Tocqueville, Part V by Bernard-Henri Levy, pp. 105-119
    22. College Admission 2005 by Ross Douthat, pp. 120-127
    23. The Best Class Money Can Buy by Matthew Quirk, pp. 128-135
    24. Is There Life After Rankings? by Colin Diver, pp. 136-139
    25. What Does College Teach? by Richard H. Hersh, pp. 140-143
    26. You Are Not Alone by Sheelah Kolhatkar, pp. 144-148
    27. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 149-152 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Third Reich in Power, 1933-1939 by Richard J. Evans
      2. A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor
      3. Petain by Charles Williams
      4. In Command of History by David Reynolds
      5. Forgotten Armies by Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper
    28. [+]
      The Prisoner of Cool by B.R. Myers, pp. 153-156 - 1 Review
      1. The Hot Kid by Elmore Leonard
    29. [+]
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      1. Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. I by Joseph Needham
      2. The Buildings of England by Nikolaus Pevsner
      3. A Study of History by Arnold J. Toynbee
      4. The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II by Fernand Braudel
    30. [+]
      Boys Will Be Boys by Caitlin Flanagan, p. 161 - 1 Review
      1. Raising Boys Without Men by Peggy Drexler and Linden Gross
    31. [+]
      Review Household Words, by Joan Silber by Elizabeth Judd, p. 162 - 1 Review
      1. Household Words by Joan Silber
    32. [+]
      Free and Easy by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 163-164 - 1 Review
      1. Benjamin Franklin Unmasked by Jerry Weinberger
    33. [+]
      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, p. 165 - 1 Review
      1. In the Fold by Rachel Cusk
    34. Best Sellers Abroad by Jeffrey Tayler, p. 166
    35. Innocent Bystander: Fatwa City by Cullen Murphy, pp. 167-169
    36. Travels: The Mother Load by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 170-178
    37. Food: Better Bacon by Corby Kummer, pp. 179-182
    38. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 183
    39. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 184-185
    40. Post Mortem: An Old-School Copper by Mark Steyn, pp. 186-187
    41. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 188-190
    42. Cover photomontage by John Ritter
  9. [+]
    December 2005 Issue = 36 Articles
    1. 77 North Washington Street, pp. 12-14
    2. Calendar, p. 15
    3. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-36
    4. The Agenda by Clive Crook, p. 37
    5. Finance: Disasters and the Deficit by Linda Bilmes, pp. 38-39
    6. Photo Op: The Other "El Norte", photograph by Sergi Camara, pp. 40-41
    7. Hypotheticals: If America Left Iraq by Nir Rosen, pp. 42-45
    8. The List: Cities Rising by Matthew Quirk, pp. 46-47
    9. Brief Lives: Challenge Match by Jeffrey Tayler, pp. 48-49
    10. Case History: The Dismantling of Russian Democracy by Abigail Cutler, pp. 50-53
    11. Foreign Affairs: The Covert Option by Terrence Henry, pp. 54-57
    12. Primary Sources , pp. 58-59
    13. Why Iraq Has No Army by James Fallows, pp. 60-77
    14. Missing Bellow by Scott Turow, pp. 78-81
    15. Small House Torn Down to Build a Larger by X.J. Kennedy, pp. 82-87
    16. Amber by Eavan Boland, pp. 88-91
    17. Captivity Pageant by Mark Bowden, pp. 92-97
    18. Sultan of the Steppes by Paul Starobin, pp. 98-104
    19. Is God an Accident? by Paul Bloom, pp. 105-112
    20. Two Poems by C.K. Williams, pp. 113-114
    21. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 115-120 - 4 Reviews
      1. Sample: Cuttings from Contemporary Fashion by Bronwyn Cosgrave
      2. Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion by Valerie Steele
      3. Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday
      4. New Art City by Jed Perl
    22. [+]
      Sit and Spin by Marc Cooper, pp. 121-122 - 4 Reviews
      1. How to Win Millions Playing Slot Machines! Or Lose Trying by Frank Legato
      2. Beat the Slots! by Marten Jensen
      3. Designing Casinos to Dominate the Competition by Bill Friedman
      4. Video Poker: Optimum Play by Dan Paymar
    23. [+]
      Reading List: Cuba Libre by Steve Wasserman, pp. 123-130 - 5 Reviews
      1. Persona Non Grata by Jorge Edwards
      2. Guerrillas in Power by K.S. Karol
      3. Is Cuba Socialist? by Irene Dumont
      4. Against All Hope by Armando Valladares
      5. Sent Off the Field by Heberto Padilla
    24. [+]
      Hurricane Lolita by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 131-132 - 2 Reviews
      1. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
      2. The Annotated Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov and Alfred Appel, Jr.
    25. [+]
      New Fiction by Joseph O'Neill, pp. 133-134 - 1 Review
      1. Accidents by Yael Hedaya
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      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, p. 135 - 1 Review
      1. The Truth of the Matter by Robb Forman Dew
    27. [+]
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      1. Directions to Servants by Jonathan Swift
    28. Best Sellers Abroad: France by Charles Trueheart, pp. 138-156
    29. Pursuits & Retreats by Wayne Curtis, pp. 157-160
    30. Movies: Can Jesus Save Hollywood? by Hanna Rosin, pp. 161-170
    31. Food: Merlot for Snobs by Corby Kummer, pp. 171-174
    32. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 175
    33. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 176-177
    34. Post Mortem: The Least Worst Man Sidney Luft (1915-2005) by Mark Steyn, pp. 178-179
    35. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 180-182
    36. Cover by Ilkka Uimonen
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  Issues of 2007 = 9 Issues, 264 Articles
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  Issues of 2008 = 10 Issues, 257 Articles
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