The Atlantic - October 2019

Dispatches

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CITIES

20 In the Fall of

Rome, Good News

for America

BY JAMES FALLOWS

The decline of the federal

government might not be

such a bad thing.

POLITICS

27 The Lost

Generation

BY PETER BEINART

Gen X may never produce a

president. That’s bad news

for Americans of all ages.

CRIMINAL TENDENCIES

30 Are Serial Killers

More Common

Than We Think?

BY RENE CHUN

The factors in modern life

that have made it easier to

kill, without consequence,

again and again

8 The Conversation

106 The Big

Question

What is the most signifi cant

sports victory of all time?

SKETCH

16 She Doesn’t
Believe All Women
BY AMANDA FITZSIMONS
Juanita Broaddrick, who
alleges that Bill Clinton
raped her in 1978, has
found new life as a
Trump defender.

ANIMAL KINGDOM

18 Going Deep

BY REBECCA GIGGS

Why whales have dropped

their vocal pitch

11 SPORTS

Why Black Athletes Should
Leave White Colleges
BY JEMELE HILL
... and tear down the NCAA as we know it

6 OCTOBER 2019 THE ATLANTIC

Illustration by

Ben Fearnley

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