Nicholas Thompson was an editor at the Washington Monthly from 1999-2001 and is now a senior editor at Wired magazine. Washington Monthly articles by Nicholas Thompson: July 2003: Science Friction The Growing and Dangerous Divide between scientists and the GOP. June 2003: Star Search A million federal jobs are about to open up for young Americans. Will the government lure the best--or the rest? December 2002: Bright Light, Small Villages Why helping Africa get solar power is good for America. July 2002: May the Source be with you Can a band of biologists who share data freely out-innovate corporate researchers? May 2002: Machined Politics How the Net is really changing elections. October 2001: Publisher Perish The coming battle over putting all scientific journals online for free. September 2001 (with Amy Graham): Broken Ranks U.S. News' college rankings measure everything but what matters. And most universities don't seem to mind. September 2001: Besting the Brightest A review of David Halberstam's "War in a Time of Peace." July/August 2001: Dick Cheney's Dick Cheney Meet Mitch Daniels: The most powerful man in the Bush administration you've never heard of. June 2001: Civilizations and a Malcontent A review of Felipe Fernandez-Armesto's "Civilizations." May 2001: Extremism in Defense of Moderation is No Vice. The moderate Republicans are likable and often right. Why aren't they more influential? April 2001: Gene Blues Is the Patent Office prepared to deal with the genomic revolution? March 2001: This Ain't Your Mamma's CIA The Agency didn't play a lead role in ousting Milosevic. Thank God. January/February 2001: Locking Up The Vote Disenfranchisement of former felons was the real crime in Florida. December 2000: Bill's Excellent Adventure The hits and misses of our protean president. November 2000: Finding the Civil Service's Hidden Sex Appeal Why the brightest young people shy away from government. October 2000: Downsizing Nanotechnology: Why you should sweat the small stuff. September 2000: Playing With Numbers How U.S. News mismeasures higher education and what we should do about it July/August 2000: Sex in the Digital City Why it's so alluring on AOL and the Internet and why it's so addictive June 200: Gingrich? Gipper? Gates? Republicans can't bear to give Clinton credit for the economic boom. But they should. May 2000: One Eye On The Exit A guide to moving from the West Wing to the real world. April 2000: Overdose Why Clinton's Colombian Drug Policy Needs Rehab March 2000: Reboot! How Linux and open source could change the way we get things done January/February 2000: Presidential Aptitude Test : What you really need to know to pick a president December 1999: Snake Eyes Even education can't save state lotteries November 1999: Harlot's Web How and why the government should regulate the Internet Email Nicholas by clicking here