The February Cover (image) Why Americans Hate the Media Treating politics as a game, ignoring the real issues, refusing to disclose potential conflicts of interest, spouting off on raucous political talk shows that not even the participants take seriously--these habits are jeopardizing the credibility of everything that journalists do. by James Fallows The Insufficiency of Honesty Honesty is an essential component of the quality called integrity--but not the whole of it. What else does integrity require? by Stephen L. Carter Child Labor in Pakistan The use of children for grueling labor in factory and field is widespread throughout the Third World--but nowhere more so than in Pakistan, where perhaps 11 million children toil in circumstances often not far removed from slavery. by Jonathan Silvers

Reports Notes & Comment: Fair Trade The resurgence of barter in a disorderly world. by Cullen Murphy Politics: Right-Wing Populist For most of its history populism has been a phenomenon associated with the political left. Pat Buchanan's candidacy demonstrates how sharply populism has swerved. by Steven Stark Foreign Affairs: An Encore for Chaos? Kenya has always been thought of as a country with a lot going for it. Is it now following its neighbors in a slide toward ethnic warfare and economic ruin? by Bill Berkeley Fiction & Poetry Albert and the Animals A short story by Marsha Rabe The Body Mutinies A poem by Lucia Perillo Salvage A drawing by Guy Billout Browse and search The Atlantic's online archive. The seahorse symbol indicates that an article is supplemented with additional Atlantic material, such as related articles, audio, or special online sidebars. Note: some material from the print magazine is not available online, at the request of the authors.		Arts & Leisure Travel: A Movable Feast The author decides during a trip to France that traveling by barge is superior to any other manner of touring. by Barbara Wallraff Sport: The Precipitous World of Dan Osman In which a noted climber displays his technique for falling from high places. by Andrew Todhunter Books The Alchemist's Retort Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace by Sven Birkerts A Gift for Dialogue Five Screenplays by Preston Sturges and Four More Screenplays by Preston Sturges, edited by Brian Henderson by Dennis Drabelle Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams Other Departments 745 Boylston Street Contributors Letters (Send a letter to the editor.) The February Almanac Word Improvisation by J. E. Lighter
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