Message-ID: <21540549.1075841877653.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 03:54:00 -0700 (PDT) From: web@theatlantic.com To: transatl@theatlantic.com Subject: U.S.-China Relations, IBM and the Nazis, and more... Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: The Atlantic Online X-To: TRANSATL@THEATLANTIC.COM X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \kate symes 6-27-02\Notes Folders\Rainy day X-Origin: SYMES-K X-FileName: kate symes 6-27-02.nsf TransAtlantic | The Atlantic Online | http://www.theatlantic.com April 6, 2001 + In FLASHBACKS, highlights from The Atlantic's archive... CHINA: A WORLD POWER AGAIN (August 1999) by Robert D. Kaplan "The United States-China relationship, so prone to cultural and historical misinterpretation, could be among the most unstable great-power relationships in history.... Chinese influence is seeping into more and more of Asia. However justified our positions may be, dealing with China will require cool realpolitik and scholarly know-how, not self-righteous hysteria." http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99aug/9908china.htm Plus, The Atlantic has reported on China for more than a century. A selection of Atlantic articles from 1899 to the present puts U.S.-China relations in perspective. http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/china.htm + In ATLANTIC UNBOUND, The Atlantic's online journal ... Politics & Prose HITLER'S WILLING BUSINESS PARTNERS by Jack Beatty Apr 4 | "You are IBM founder Thomas Watson, it is 1937, and you must know that the census and other work your German branch has performed for the Nazis has been used not just to count cars and cows but to identify Jews. Perhaps you have even read the comment of a Nazi statistician that 'In using statistics the government now has the road map to switch from knowledge to deeds.' You have visited Germany; you were in Berlin in July, 1935, when Black Shirts rampaged through the streets smashing the windows of Jewish stores. Now, in recognition of your services to the Third Reich, Hitler wants to give you a medal. Will you accept it?" Jack Beatty on *IBM and the Holocaust* -- a shocking account of Big Blue's dealings with Nazi Germany -- and on what the critics have failed to grasp. http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/polipro/pp2001-04-04.htm Corby's Table PASTA WITH A PASSION by Corby Kummer Apr 4 | "Whether they'll admit it or not, critics and food people go to certain favorite restaurants whenever they pass through a city. Not because these are the most daring spots, or the places to be seen, but because the diner knows he or she will eat wonderfully. It's like settling back into home. Valentino, in Santa Monica, California, is one of those restaurants. Now the owner, Piero Selvaggio, has written his own cookbook, together with Karen Stabiner, and it's one of the few Italian cookbooks I plan to keep on my shelf." Corby Kummer reviews *The Valentino Cookbook*, and offers selections. http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/corby/ct2001-04.htm Sage, Ink Apr 4 | TEMPTATION ISLAND http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/sage/ss2001-04-05.htm A cartoon by Sage Stossel. ------------------------------------------------------- + In D.C. DISPATCH | from National Journal Political Pulse GOP HEAVYWEIGHTS AGAIN DUKING IT OUT by William Schneider Apr 4 | With a 2004 rematch possible, McCain and Bush spar over Campaign Finance Reform. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/nj/schneider2001-04-04.htm ------------------------------------------------------- + In POST & RIPOSTE | Forum Highlights "Spy Plane Repercussions" What really happened in the airspace over the South China Sea? Will the tension dissipate, or are we in for a standoff? What should the U.S. government's next move be? http://forum.theatlantic.com/WebX?.ee6fab4 "The Art of Comics" Can comics be considered serious literature? Join a discussion on Peter Swanson's Atlantic Unbound essay, "Maus Culture." http://forum.theatlantic.com/WebX?.ee6fa7c "The Next Ruling Class?" What makes today's students tick? And how did they get this way? Has David Brooks drawn an accurate portrait of the meritocracy's next generation? Join us for a special forum on the April cover story. http://forum.theatlantic.com/WebX?.ee6f6b3 "Race and Genetic Research" What are the risks of exploring human genetic diversity? What are the potential rewards? Join a conversation on Steve Olson's article in the April Atlantic. http://forum.theatlantic.com/WebX?.ee6f6af "The Kamikaze Return" Is it inappropriate to honor bravery displayed in pursuit of certain causes? 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