More Stories in this issue
Ethics
The Culture of Enterprise
by Václav Havel
It’s high time we understood profit as an instrument of creativity, not as an end in itself
Books
What Franklin Meant
by Jeet Heer
Two conservatives reconsider the president who saved capitalism – and created the American welfare state
Sightings
Manufacturing Content
by Ken Alexander
Making money or making meaning with the freedom of speech
Politics
Where Leaders Fail
by David Berlin
The Israeli and Palenstinian people hold the future of Israel in their capable hands
Language
MSN Spoken Here
by Charles Foran
The lingo springing from the computer keyboard is the way we write
Travel
Lost in La Paz
by Pico Iyer
In Bolivia, where the past, present, and future collide, nothing – not even prison – is as it seems
Detail
Harmony in Several Hundred Parts
by Debra Singer
The artist Sarah Sze uses everything from Q-tips to living plants
Dispatches
The Burning Tip of the Spear
by Rita Leistner
Facing an unexpected guerrilla war in the northern Iraq, what the cavalry wanted most was to get out alive
Field Notes
Korea’s Dividing Line
by Martin Flanagan
Touring the security gap in the world’s most fortified border
Field Notes
Georgia on my Mind
by Katerina Cizek
Political upheaval and Georgian tradition in Tbilisi
Architecture
The Crystal Method
by Don Gillmor
Iconic architecture à la Daniel Libeskind has produced some extraordinary buildings. But what kinds of cities will it create?
