Table of Contents: September/October 2007
Volume One, Number Six
Departments
From the Editor
Editor-in-Chief James K. Glassman introduces this month's issue of The American.
The American Scene
Sexual economics, Wikipedia in Cherokee, the exclusive one-letter stock club, etc.
The Young Economist
Interview
DataPoints
How Americans view their finances and taxes, and the stock market.
By Karlyn Bowman
Geopolitics
Techno-Ideas
Q&A
Secrets of the Temple: how the Fed really works.
By Kevin Hassett, a former insider himself
Futurology
The future of business, as seen by Bruce McCall.
Features
Work= Happiness
If you want to be happy, get to work. Research shows that, far from being a necessary evil, work, at all levels, is a source of pleasure and value.
By Arthur C. Brooks
Down Under?
Australia's John Howard, who has prolonged Australia's economic miracle for four terms, faces an uphill battle for reelection. But he's overcome similar odds before.
By Duncan Currie
High-End Business Jets
Private jets, like the Global Express XRS and the Gulfstream G550, are all the rage among business leaders. There are good reasons- besides ego.
By Jillian Cohan
The World's Biggest Saver
Death and Taxes
In 2010, the estate tax is scheduled to disappear, but by 2011, it comes back with a vengeance. What's being done in the meantime to prevent a rash of suicides and parricides?
By Tom Bethell
Super Tuscany
Counterfeits Kill
COVER STORY
The Hunt for Black October
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