The American is a magazine of ideas for business leaders. Modeled on Henry Luce's original vision for Fortune Magazine, it surveys the full scope of American life through the lens of business and economics. The magazine is published six times a year—our first issue came out on November 15, 2006. Our web site, American.com, takes the same editorial mission to the Internet, with original writing every day and a selection of thought-provoking links from around the web. The American is a project of The American Enterprise Institute.

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Letters to the editor and all editorial correspondence should be emailed to Eleanor Stables or mailed to: Eleanor Stables, Associate Editor, The American, Suite 1000, 1150 17th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

Queries and manuscripts should be sent to editor@american.com.

Editor-in-Chief
Nick Schulz

Managing Editor
Duncan Currie

Associate Editor
Eleanor Stables

Art Direction and Design—Magazine
Anthony Wing Kosner, Wing and Ko

Art Direction and Design—Web
Darren Wamboldt, Bergman Group

Contributing Editors
Tom Bethell, Karlyn Bowman,
Victor Davis Hanson,
Elise Passamani, Amity Shlaes

Editorial Assistant
Karen Porter

Interns
Rachel Hostyk
Wesley Sudduth

Publisher
Christopher DeMuth

Publishing Director
Samuel Schulman

Advertising Director
P. Thornton Withers

New York Advertising Manager
Thomas Schreckinger

Circulation Manager
Paula Collins, Collins Circulation Group

Business Manager
Keri Ann Lutz

The American gratefully acknowledges the support of the Searle Freedom Trust and the Kauffman Foundation.

The American is published six times per year, in January, March, May, July, September, and November.

Copyright © 2006, American Enterprise Institute. All rights reserved.

The American is a member of the Magazine Publishers Association.