November 2005 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- Calendar, pp. 11-13
- Letters to the Editors, pp. 14-36
- Comment
  Richard A. Clarke
  , pp. 37-39
  Things Left Undone
- Photo Op
  Marvin Nauman
  , pp. 40-41
  After the Scandal, photograph
- Washington
  Joseph E. Stiglitz
  , pp. 42-43
  Progressive Dementia
- Case History
  Matthew Quirk
  , pp. 44-47
  White House Sleuths
- The Law: What Would Zimbabwe Do?
  Emily Bazelon
  , pp. 48-49
- The Odds: Who Will Win the Nobel Peace Prize?
  John Sellers
  , pp. 50-51
- The List: The Rocky Road to Sainthood
  Tyler Cabot
  , pp. 52-53
- Foreign Affairs: Declare War
  Leslie H. Gelb and Anne-Marie Slaughter
  , pp. 54-57
- Primary Sources, pp. 58-59
- The Nation in Numbers
  Kate Ascher
  , pp. 60-61
  Stop and Go
- The Wrath of Khan
  William Langewiesche
  , pp. 62-86
- The Greatest Stories Never Told
  Alex Beam
  , pp. 87-89
- Poetry
  Tom Sleigh
  , p. 90
- Poetry
  Kathryn Stripling Byer
  , p. 91
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  No Ordinary Tome (Review)
  Thomas Mallon
  , pp. 92-97
  Team of Rivals, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
  1. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Poetry
  Greg Delanty
  , pp. 98-101
- Poetry
  David Sofield
  , p. 102
- The New Japanese SAT
  Christopher Buckley
  , pp. 103-104
- In the Footsteps of Tocqueville, Part V
  Bernard-Henri Levy
  , pp. 105-119
- Does Meritocracy Work?
  Ross Douthat
  , pp. 120-127
- The Best Class Money Can Buy
  Matthew Quirk
  , pp. 128-135
- Is There Life After Rankings?
  Colin Diver
  , pp. 136-139
- What Does College Teach?
  Richard H. Hersh
  , pp. 140-143
- You Are Not Alone
  Sheelah Kolhatkar
  , pp. 144-148
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  Editor's Choice (5 Reviews)
  Benjamin Schwarz
  , pp. 149-152
  The Third Reich in Power, 1933-1939, by Richard J. Evans
  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
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  The Prisoner of Cool (Review)
  B.R. Myers
  , pp. 153-156
  The Hot Kid, by Elmore Leonard
  1. The Hot Kid by Elmore Leonard
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  Reading List (4 Reviews)
  Paul Kennedy
  , pp. 157-160
  Think Big, Be Big
  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
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  --- by Caitlin Flanagan (Review) , p. 161
  1. Raising Boys Without Men by Peggy Drexler and Linden Gross
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  Review Household Words, by Joan Silber (Review)
  Elizabeth Judd
  , p. 162
  1. Household Words by Joan Silber
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  Free and Easy (Review)
  Christopher Hitchens
  , pp. 163-164
  Benjamin Franklin Unmasked, by Jerry Weinberger
  1. Benjamin Franklin Unmasked by Jerry Weinberger
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  A Close Read (Review)
  Christina Schwarz
  , p. 165
  In the Fold, by Rachel Cusk
  1. In the Fold by Rachel Cusk
- Best Sellers Abroad
  Jeffrey Tayler
  , p. 166
  Russia
- Innocent Bystander: Fatwa City
  Cullen Murphy
  , pp. 167-169
- Travels: The Mother Load
  P.J. O'Rourke
  , pp. 170-178
- Food: Better Bacon
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 179-182
- The Puzzler
  Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
  , p. 183
- Word Court
  Barbara Wallraff
  , pp. 184-185
- Post Mortem: An Old-School Copper
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 186-187
  Jack Slipper (1924-2005)
- Who's Who
  Benjamin Healy
  , pp. 188-190
- Cover photomontage
  John Ritter