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The Origins of the Final Solution, by Christopher R. Browning and Jurgen Matthaus

by Benjamin Schwarz

The Atlantic Monthly, March 2004, pp. 101-103

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      4. The Killing Ground by Tim Travers
    26. [+]
      The Kids Are All Right by Tom Carson, pp. 147-151 - 3 Reviews
      1. Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids by Murray Milner, Jr.
      2. Teen TV: Genre, Consumption and Identity by Glyn Davis and Kay Dickinson
      3. Wonderland by Michael Bamberger
    27. [+]
      The Old Man by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 152-158 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Prophet Armed: Trotsky, 1879-1921 by Isaac Deutscher
      2. The Prophet Unarmed: Trotsky, 1921-1929 by Isaac Deutscher
      3. The Prophet Outcast: Trotsky, 1929-1940 by Isaac Deutscher
    28. [+]
      Odd Coupls by David Thomson, pp. 159-163 - 1 Review
      1. Sontag and Kael: Opposites Attract Me by Craig Seligman
    29. [+]
      Laff Tracks by Jon Zobenica, p. 164 - 1 Review
      1. Four Souls by Louise Erdrich
    30. [+]
      The Terrors by Robert Conquest, pp. 165-168 - 1 Review
      1. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore
    31. Innocent Bystander by Cullen Murphy, pp. 169-170
    32. Organize Your Life! by James Fallows, pp. 171-176
    33. One Swell Party by David Schiff, pp. 177-180
    34. Fiction by Robert Olen Butler, pp. 181-188
    35. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 189
    36. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 190-191
    37. Proper-Name Index by Benjamin Healy, pp. 192-194
    38. Cover art by John Ritter
  7. [+]
    September 2004 Issue = 31 Articles
    1. Letters to the Editor, pp. 14-26
    2. Comment by Michael Barone, pp. 27-29
    3. Brief Lives: The Natural by Ryan Lizza, pp. 30-33
    4. Politics by Alexandra Starr, p. 34
    5. The Odds by Nathan Littlefield, p. 35
    6. Phenomenon by Nathan Littlefield, pp. 36-37
    7. Foreign Affairs by Reuel Marc Gerecht, p. 38
    8. The List by Matthew Quirk, p. 39
    9. Verbatim by Ross Douthat, pp. 40-41
    10. Conversation by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 42-47
    11. Primary Sources, pp. 48-51
    12. Nation in Numbers by Ross Douthat, pp. 52-54
    13. Inside Al-Qaeda's Hard Drive by Alan Cullison, pp. 55-72
    14. The Hollywood Campaign by Eric Alterman, pp. 73-88
    15. Peaceable Kingdom by Henry Taylor, pp. 89-90
    16. In Search of Hope by Paul Elie, pp. 91-100
    17. More Nixon Tapes by James Warren, pp. 101-105
    18. Florence of Arabia by Christopher Buckley, pp. 106-120
    19. [+]
      New & Noteworthy by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 121-125 - 4 Reviews
      1. Vicious: Wolves and Men in America by Jon T. Coleman
      2. Who the Hell's in It by Peter Bogdanovich
      3. Imperial Hubris by Michael Scheuer
      4. Heloise and Abelard by James Burge
    20. [+]
      Policy Wank by Tom Carson, pp. 126-132 - 1 Review
      1. My Life by Bill Clinton
    21. [+]
      Mother of All Mothers by B.R. Myers, pp. 133-138 - 4 Reviews
      1. North Korea: Another Country by Bruce Cumings
      2. Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader by Bradley K. Martin
      3. Korean Endgame by Selig S. Harrison
      4. Kim Jong-Il: North Korea's Dear Leader by Michael Breen
    22. [+]
      Reading List: Mirror, Mirror by Terry Castle, pp. 139-142 - 5 Reviews
      1. Liber Amoris; or, The New Pygmalion by William Hazlitt
      2. A Disgraceful Affair: Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Bianca Lamblin by Bianca Lamblin
      3. A Madman's Manifesto by August Strindberg
      4. Straight Life by Art Pepper and Laurie Pepper
      5. Forgotten Fatherland by Ben MacIntyre
    23. [+]
      The Immortal by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 143-150 - 1 Review
      1. Borges: A Life by Edwin Williamson
    24. Innocent Bystander by Cullen Murphy, p. 151
    25. A Look Back, p. 152
    26. Food by Corby Kummer, pp. 153-158
    27. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 159
    28. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 160-161
    29. Post Mortem by Mark Steyn, pp. 162-163
    30. Proper-Name Index by Benjamin Healy, pp. 164-166
    31. Cover by Kamil Vojnar
  8. [+]
    October 2004 Issue = 39 Articles
    1. Calender, p. 13
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 14-38
    3. Divided We Stand by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 39-43
    4. Brief Lives by Michelle Cottle, pp. 44-47
    5. The List by Nathan Littlefield, pp. 48-49
    6. The Law by Benjamin Wittes, pp. 50-55
    7. The Art of Policy by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 56-57
    8. National Security by Graham Allison, p. 58
    9. The Odds by Elizabeth Shelburne, pp. 59-61
    10. Primary Sources, pp. 62-65
    11. The World in Numbers by Nathan Littlefield, pp. 66-67
    12. Bush's Lost Year by James Fallows, pp. 68-84
    13. Leak by Guy Billout, pp. 85-87
    14. The Long Hunt for Osama by Peter Bergen, pp. 88-102
    15. If Memory Doesn't Serve by Ian Frazier, pp. 103-107
    16. The Crusader by Sridhar Pappu, pp. 108-115
    17. Progress by Leonard Cochran, pp. 116-119
    18. College Admissions 2004 by James Fallows and V.V. Ganeshananthan, pp. 120-127
    19. Who Needs Harvard? by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 128-133
    20. Measure by Measure by Jay Mathews, p. 134
    21. Independent Counsel by Nicholas Confessore, pp. 135-140
    22. The Third Way by Richard M. Freeland, pp. 141-147
    23. Florence of Arabia (Part II) by Christopher Buckley, pp. 148-151
    24. Praise by Laurie Lamon, pp. 152-155
    25. Bamboo by David Solway, pp. 156-160
    26. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 161-164 - 5 Reviews
      1. Norman Parkinson: Portraits in Fashion by Robin Muir
      2. Defending Israel by Martin Van Creveld
      3. Anthony Powell: A Life by Michael Barber
      4. Huck's Raft by Steven Mintz
      5. Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940 by David E. Kyvig
    27. [+]
      A Gloom of One's Own by Sandra Tsing Loh, pp. 165-174 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Bitch in the House by Cathi Hanauer
      2. The Bastard on the Couch by Daniel Jones
    28. [+]
      No Way, Madame Bovary by Clive James, pp. 175-178 - 1 Review
      1. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
    29. [+]
      Reading List: Rote from Underground by Marc Cooper, pp. 179-184 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Exception to the Rulers by Amy Goodman and David Goodman
      2. We Want Freedom by Mumia Abu-Jamal
      3. The Republican Noise Machine by David Brock
      4. Bushwomen by Laura Flanders
      5. My Life by Bill Clinton
    30. [+]
      The Real Thing by Joseph O'Neill, pp. 185-187 - 1 Review
      1. A Bit on the Side by William Trevor
    31. [+]
      Mind the Gap by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 188-194 - 1 Review
      1. Snow by Orhan Pamuk
    32. Innocent Bystander by Cullen Murphy, p. 195
    33. A Look Back, p. 196
    34. Food by Corby Kummer, pp. 197-202
    35. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 203
    36. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 204-205
    37. Post Mortem by Mark Steyn, pp. 206-207
    38. Proper-Name Index by Benjamin Healy, pp. 208-210
    39. Cover photograph by Christopher Morris
  9. [+]
    November 2004 Issue = 38 Articles
    1. Calendar, p. 15
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-34
    3. After the Fall by Chuck Todd, pp. 35-37
    4. Society by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 38-40
    5. Brief Lives by Jeffrey Tayler, pp. 41-42
    6. At Large by P.J. O'Rourke, p. 43
    7. Intelligence by Stephen Grey, pp. 44-45
    8. The List, p. 46
    9. Verbatim by Ross Douthat, pp. 47-49
    10. The Law by Benjamin Wittes, pp. 50-51
    11. Phenomenon by Mark Murray, pp. 52-53
    12. Education by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 54-55
    13. The Art of Policy by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 56-57
    14. Primary Sources, pp. 58-59
    15. Welcome to the Green Zone by William Langewiesche, pp. 60-88
    16. Crayola Nation by Ben Birnbaum, pp. 89-91
    17. Karl Rove in a Corner by Joshua Green, pp. 92-103
    18. Warren Buffett: American Everyman by Walter Kirn, pp. 104-111
    19. Books About Schnooks by Alex Beam, pp. 112-117
    20. Anne Sweeney: The Queen of Tween by Sridhar Pappu, pp. 118-124
    21. It's Lonely at the Top by Rachel Donadio, pp. 125-128
    22. Touch & Go by David Wagoner, p. 129
    23. Sinners Welcome by Mary Karr, p. 129
    24. Lipstick by Connie Wanek, pp. 129-130
    25. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 131-135 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Rural Face of White Supremacy by Mark R. Schultz
      2. Israel on the Appomattox by Melvin Patrick Ely
      3. Picturing Faith by Colleen McDannell
      4. Conjectures of Order by Michael O'Brien
    26. [+]
      The Honorable Schoolboy by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 136-142 - 1 Review
      1. Wodehouse: A Life by Robert McCrum
    27. [+]
      Fatherland by Clive James, pp. 143-148 - 1 Review
      1. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
    28. [+]
      Reading List by Lorrie Moore, p. 149 - 5 Reviews
      1. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
      2. Sophie's Choice by William Styron
      3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
      4. Washington Square by Henry James
      5. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
    29. [+]
      The Prime of Ms. Muriel Spark by James Wood, pp. 150-158 - 1 Review
      1. The Finishing School by Muriel Spark
    30. Short Story by Nicolas Pizzolatto, pp. 159-172
    31. Innocent Bystanders by Cullen Murphy, p. 173
    32. A Look Back, p. 174
    33. Art by Lauren Sandler, pp. 175-182
    34. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 183
    35. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 184-185
    36. Post Mortem by Mark Steyn, pp. 186-187
    37. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 188-190
    38. Cover: grounds of the former Republican Palace, Baghdad, October 2003 by Greg Baker
  10. [+]
    December 2004 Issue = 35 Articles
    1. Calendar, pp. 17-19
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 20-40
    3. News Judgment and Jihad by Mark Bowden, pp. 41-43
    4. Brief Lives: At the Gates of Brussels by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 44-49
    5. Verbatim: How Not to Catch a Terrorist by Anonymous, pp. 50-53
    6. Foreign Affairs: Strait-Jacket by Trevor Corson, pp. 54-56
    7. The List: Holiday Cheer, pp. 57-59
    8. Hail to the ___ by P.J. O'Rourke, p. 60
    9. Politics: Executive Assistance by Alexandra Starr, pp. 60-61
    10. The Odds: Who's the Gay Simpson?, pp. 62-63
    11. Politics: A Spectator's Guide to the Political-Action Universe by Byron York, pp. 64-65
    12. The Art of Policy: Port With a Point by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 66-67
    13. Primary Sources, pp. 68-73
    14. The World in Numbers: Russia's Loose Nukes by Terrence Henry, pp. 74-75
    15. Among the Hostage-Takers by Mark Bowden, pp. 76-96
    16. Will Iran Be Next? by James Fallows, pp. 97-108
    17. Nobel Prize Claim Form by Bruce McCall, pp. 109-112
    18. The Confidentiality Fetish by William H. Simon, p. 113
    19. Leaks and the Law by Benjamin Wittes, pp. 114-117
    20. Loyal Carp by Gerald Stern, pp. 118-120
    21. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 121-124 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography by H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison
      2. Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians by David J. Wishart
      3. The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
      4. The Encyclopedia of Chicago by James R. Grossman, Ann Durkin Keating, and Janice L. Reiff, ...
      5. Chicago: The Second City by A.J. Liebling
      6. Honored Guest by Joy Williams
    22. [+]
      Leave Them and Love Them by Lorrie Moore, pp. 125-128 - 1 Review
      1. Runaway by Alice Munro
    23. [+]
      Shakespeare In Love, or In Context by Cristina Nehring, pp. 129-134 - 1 Review
      1. Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt
    24. [+]
      The Minister's Tale by Mona Simpson, pp. 135-136 - 1 Review
      1. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
    25. [+]
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      1. The Fords: An American Epic by Peter Collier and David Horowitz
      2. Aftermath: The Remnants of War by Donovan Webster
      3. Seven Nights by Jorge Luis Borges
      4. Infinite Life by Robert A.F. Thurman
    26. [+]
      Survivor by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 140-146 - 1 Review
      1. The Lesser Evil by Victor Klemperer
    27. Short Story: Harbinger Hall by Bill Roorbach, pp. 147-186
    28. Innocent Bystander by Cullen Murphy, p. 187
    29. A Look Back, p. 188
    30. Food by Corby Kummer, pp. 189-194
    31. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 195
    32. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 196-197
    33. Port Mortem: The Paladin of Palimony, Marvin Mitchelson (19128-2004) by Mark Steyn, pp. 198-199
    34. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 200-202
    35. Cover art by Marc Yankus
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  Issues of 2007 = 9 Issues, 264 Articles
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