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TransAtlantic

Decem 2007

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Inside The Atlantic
Most-read articles of 2007

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  Inside The Atlantic

Readers of Atlantic Voices are used to seeing liberal Matthew Yglesias and conservative Ross Douthat engage in good-natured political debate. The bloggers frequently address each other by name in their posts, sparring over such issues as immigration, abortion, and the role of religion in public life.

Last week, the two met face-to-face in The Atlantic's library, together with fellow blogger Marc Ambinder, a seasoned political writer who served as an involved moderator. Together, the group debated Mitt Romney's Mormonism, Barack Obama's past drug use, and the outcomes of the upcoming presidential primaries. The result was the first installment of a new video series called The Table: Atlantic Voices in Conversation.

The video, posted at TheAtlantic.com in four parts, marks the magazine's first foray into in-house video production. Although the site has presented a number of videos of late—including a series featuring food writer Corby Kummer and a piece about the Mississippi River narrated by travel writer Wayne Curtis—The Table stands apart as the first video to be conceived, filmed, and edited at the magazine's Watergate headquarters.

Over the upcoming months, TheAtlantic.com will feature further episodes of The Table, featuring Douthat, Yglesias, Ambinder, along with other Atlantic Voices such as economics writer Megan McArdle and The Daily Dish's Andrew Sullivan.

  Top Twenty Most-Read Articles Online in 2007

1. The Rove Presidency (September 2007)
By Joshua Green
Karl Rove had the plan, the power, and the historic chance to remake American politics. What went wrong?

2. Goodbye to All That (December 2007)
By Andrew Sullivan
Is Iraq Vietnam? Who really won in 2000? Which side are you on in the culture wars? These questions have divided the Baby Boomers and distorted our politics. One candidate could transcend them.

3. How We Would Fight China (June 2005)
By Robert D. Kaplan
The Middle East is just a blip. The American military contest with China in the Pacific will define the twenty-first century. And China will be a more formidable adversary than Russia ever was.

4. Caring for Your Introvert (March 2003)
By Jonathan Rauch
The habits and needs of a little-understood group

5. It's the Tribes, Stupid! (November 2007)
By Robert D. Kaplan
Quelling anarchy in Iraq, Pakistan, and elsewhere, will require building on tribal loyalties—not imposing democracy from the top down.

6. Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (February 1982)
By Edward Jay Epstein
An unruly market may undo the work of a giant cartel and of an inspired, decades-long ad campaign

7. The Top 100 (December 2006)
The most influential figures in American history.

8. Interview: Transcending God
(July 12, 2007)
By Jennie Rothenberg Gritz
A discussion with Christopher Hitchens about his beef with religion, his faith in mankind, and his new bestselling book, God Is Not Great.

9. As We May Think (July 1945)
By Vannevar Bush
In a now-famous 1945 article, Vannevar Bush predicted the emergence of the Internet.

10. Sex and the College Girl (November 1957)
By Nora Johnson
In 1957, a savvy young woman described the coed’s dilemmas: how many boys to date at once, whether or not to get engaged, and when to let go of chastity.


11. What Is the Koran? (January 1999)
By Toby Lester
Researchers with a variety of academic and theological interests are proposing controversial theories about the Koran and Islamic history.

12. China Makes, The World Takes (July/August 2007)
By James Fallows
A look inside the world’s manufacturing center shows that America should welcome China’s rise—for now.

13. The Autumn of the Multitaskers (November 2007)
By Walter Kirn
Neuroscience confirms what we all suspect: Multitasking is dumbing us down and driving us crazy.

14. Are We Not Men? (January 2007)
By Jon Zobenica
Down the ladder from Playboy to Maxim

15. The Colbert Notion
By Joshua Green
Stephen Colbert plans to run for president in South Carolina. Here's a campaign strategy—and a list of who should worry.

16. How Hollywood Saved God (December 2007)
by Hanna Rosin
It took five years, two screenwriters, and $180 million to turn a best-selling antireligious children';s book into a star-studded epic—just in time for Christmas.

17. Interviews: Not Tonight, Dear
By Sara Lipka
Joan Sewell talks about her new book, I'd Rather Eat Chocolate, and the politically incorrect reality that most married women just aren't that into sex.

18. Global Warming: Who Loses—and Who Wins?

By Gregg Easterbrook
Climate change in the next century could spread disease and spark wars. It could also be a windfall for some businesses, and nations.

19. The Kingdom in the Closet
By Nadya Labi
Sodomy is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia, but gay life flourishes there.

20. Interviews: The New Recruit
By Justine Isola
Brian Mockenhaupt talks about the men and women who enter basic training today, and how the Army has adapted to meet their needs.

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