November/December Magazine Contents
Up one levelThe China Model
How long can economic freedom and political repression coexist? ROWAN CALLICK examines Beijing’s sinister policy formulation.
What Makes a Terrorist
It’s not poverty and lack of education, according to economic research by Princeton’s ALAN KRUEGER. Look elsewhere.
Generation Next
At a vigorous 75, CEO blogger Bill Marriott runs a global empire of 3,000 hotels. He talks about immigration, healthcare, green lodging, and the Next Big Thing.
Guess Who Really Pays the Taxes
Yes, income in America is skewed toward the rich. But taxes are skewed far, far more. The top 5 percent pay well over half the income taxes. STEPHEN MOORE has the numbers.
Our Worst President Ever?
That’s what some on both left and right are saying about George W. Bush. Don’t count him out yet, VICTOR DAVIS HANSON advises.
The Glorious Toothpick
The humble mass-produced toothpick is a paradigm for American manufacturing: inspiration, invention, marketing, trade, success, and failure. HENRY PETROSKI explains.
Hard-Driving CEOs
Top executives aren’t just funding auto-racing teams. They’re behind the wheel of the fast cars. TRAVIS BRAUN goes to the track to get the story.
The Big Cheese
In the land of Velveeta, artisan cheese-making is exploding. Is American cheese the new American wine? One of the judges, cheesemonger MATTHEW RUBINER, has the answer.
Human Wrongs
The outlook for human rights in China is bleak, writes JACQUELINE A. NEWMYER. This has implications for both the global economy and national security.
ASEAN’s Midlife Crisis
The pursuit of regional integration is conflicting with its long tradition of mutual non-interference, writes CHRISTOPHER GRIFFIN.
The Internet of Things
Your cell phone camera can tell you all about a product. Is this an ephemeral gimmick or a great business? Time and the market will tell, writes NICK SCHULZ.
The Theorist
MIT’s Iván Werning uses theoretical models to find the best economic policies on estate taxes and unemployment insurance, writes CAREN CHESLER.
The Election: One Year Out
Americans complain that our presidential campaigns are too long and too expensive, but we take elections seriously and believe in the importance of voting. On Election Day 2008, Americans will choose their president freely for the 56th consecutive time, a record unbroken in any other democracy.
The American Scene
The business magazine cover jinx, the joy of living together (and cleaning up), eminent disdain, and more.
