The Atlantic’s Biggest Ideas of the Year
In its July/August issue (already on the newsstands since June, go figure,) the Atlantic proposes a list of “The 11½ Biggest Ideas of the Year” that dominated American news and national affairs. Not surprisingly, they deal mostly with recurring themes: the war, the presidential elections, the war, global warming, the economic crisis and… the war. On a lighter tone, some less significant ideas were scattered on the side. For example, in the “Newly conventional ideas we used to think unimaginable” list, you’ll find “Viable nonwhite or nonmale presidential candidates” next to “Your dad on Facebook.” My favourite one: “Talking to our enemies” in the “Seemingly horrifying ideas that could have potential…”