those are my favorite three magazines, and i read them regularly. i find them to be quite insightful, although i guess they are also considered liberal. the new yorker and atlantic monthly are somewhat expensive to subscribe.
unlike to other two, the new yorker comes out weekly, so the information is a bit more current. it also has the infamous cartoons. sidenote: although some of the info is exclusively about new york, i think their readership is actually higher in california.
alternately, the atlantic seems to have more reflective/investigative articles that are several pages long. the statistics and primary sources pages are usually interesting. i'd say this magazine is more geared toward politics, while the other two include a bit more art.
harpers compiles short blurbs information gleaned from other sources that makes for a fun read. the second half of harpers contains longer pieces similar to what you find in the other two mags.
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