Table of Contents: July/August 2007
Volume One, Number Five
Departments
From the Editor
Editor-in-Chief James K. Glassman introduces this month's issue of The American.
The American Scene
CEOs buying big houses; clogged ports; psychologists from outer space; and more.
The Young Economist
No Fear: Roland Fryer of Harvard tackles subjects that frighten off his colleagues.
By Caren Chesler
Americana
Notes on Camp: Why summer camp is 'the best place in the world.'
By Amity Shlaes
Interview
DataPoints
How Japan sees itself, China, the U.S., and the world.
By Karlyn Bowman
Geopolitics
Techno-Ideas
Q&A
Answering the tough questions about K-12 education.
By Diane Ravitch
Futurology
The future of business, as seen by Bruce McCall.
Features
Absolut Capitalism
Sweden is getting ready to sell off Absolut Vodka, the most famous government owned business in the world. A case of animal spirits?
By Eric Roston
Abolish the SAT
It may have gotten him into Harvard, but the author concludes that the SAT is unnecessary and, worse, a negative force in American life.
By Charles Murray
Sonic Boom
Opera is hot, all over America. The U.S. now has 125 opera companies--twice as many as Italy--and the quality is high, thousands of miles from the Met. What's behind this phenomenon?
By Jonathan Leaf
Biz Ed
Heart and Mind
Drug addiction causes hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses and untold personal heartache. How a strategy of optimism and responsibility can limit the damage.
By Sally Satel
COVER STORY
Make Way for Japan
Flying Fish
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