"Yes, I've found a flaw. I don't know how significant or permanent it is. But I've been very distressed by that fact." Congress lashes Greenspan. The volatility of global markets over the past weeks has undone years of gains by emerging economies.
There's a new bubble popping, and it ain't the housing slump or credit panic. Beane, Kerry, and Gingrich: "How to take American health care from worst to first." Krautheimer on voting for McCain: "I'd rather lose an election than lose my
Whether waiting in some queue or traffic jam, it’s always recommended to have an escape appliance. By way of suggestion, Robert Birnbaum sifts through his recently read list.
Imprisoned GOP strategist explains how he tried to rig an election. Surowiecki: The American state that's the closest to a socialist paradise is, of course, Palin's own Alaska. On commitment contracts and social pressure, the psychology of encouraging friends to vote. With U.S. home foreclosures
Instapaper for the commute: The remaking of John McCain. Shopping for the clothes you can buy for $150,000; "no-Palin-costumes-please" poster for your Halloween party. Salon's slant a bit evident in "the punditocracy's seven biggest blunders of the 2008 election.
British disco popsmiths the Long Blondes are forced to call it quits for medical reasons, but that doesn’t take anything away from the fun music they made.
As Election Day draws near, it's time for us to acknowledge: There’s a good chance that soon we won’t have Sarah Palin to kick around anymore. Our writer consults the experts on dealing with withdrawal.
Records for the more than $150,000 the Republican National Committee has spent to clothe and accessorize Gov. Palin. The Atlantic's fantastic new project, "Think Again," asks interesting questions of Americans. The shortage in America isn't of scientists and engineers--it's of
As the U.S. stock market tumbles, al Qaeda websites rejoice, endorse McCain to continue the trend. Op: An al Qaeda appearance would hardly gift the election to McCain--after all, it was Bush who didn't catch bin Laden. Time op blogger loses McCain plane rights, brushes dirt
A reissued monograph, a book of historical nonfiction, and an Alex Cox DVD from Criterion bring the lovely, oft-benighted country of Nicaragua out of history’s shadows.
