Meet President Romney
Vol.
No.
23
5
June 2012

Culture
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Too Big to Imagine
Steve Coll's Private Empire tells you every last thing about ExxonMobil—except what to do about it. -
Our Battle Scars
The Cause tells how liberals gave America the best of the 20th century. So why is it so hard to be one? -
The Good Lyndon
Finally, Robert Caro lightens up on LBJ.
Up Front
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Big Sky's the Limit
Like many congressional races around the country, Montana’s Senate contest is being defined by previously unthinkable levels of outside spending.
Departments
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Hard Times, Scary Prospects
Help save The American Prospect at this critical juncture in the magazine—and the nation's—history. -
Schools of Doom
Why, after a decade of reform, is American education still in crisis?
Features
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Mitt Romney, Servant of the Right
Those who believe the former Massachusetts governor would become a moderate once in office are wrong. -
The Romney Foreign-Policy Agenda
The next president will face critical challenges, but Mitt Romney has offered no clear vision of America's role in the world. What can we learn from his team of advisers? -
The Pro-Life Paradox
Why are anti-abortion legislators cutting essential funds for special-needs children? -
Keyboard Jihadist?
The government prosecuted Tarek Mehanna because of what he wrote online in a case that raises fundamental questions about First Amendment rights in post-9/11 America.