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December 9, 2010 Issue - 25 Articles-
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Can Obama Rise Again? (2 Reviews) Michael Tomasky
, pp. 4-7 Herding Donkeys, by Ari Berman
- Herding Donkeys by Ari Berman
- The Mendacity of Hope by Roger D. Hodge
- Comedy Central on the Mall
Janet Malcolm
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A World Cracked Open (Review) Alan Hollinghurst
, pp. 12-15 By Nightfall, by Michael Cunningham
- By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham
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The Beck of Revelation (5 Reviews) Mark Lilla
, pp. 16-19 Broke, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
- Broke by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
- Glenn Beck's Common Sense by Glenn Beck and Joseph Kerry
- The Overton Window by Glenn Beck
- Common Nonsense by Alexander Zaitchik
- Tears of a Clown by Dana Milbank
- Marathon Madness
Hugh Eakin
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Inside the Trap (3 Reviews) Joshua Hammer
, pp. 22-24 Even Silence Has an End, by Ingrid Betancourt
- Even Silence Has an End by Ingrid Betancourt
- Out of Captivity by Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes, Keith Stansell, and Gary Brozek, ...
- Captive by Clara Rojas
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Waking Beauty (Review) Robert Gottlieb
, pp. 25-26 Apollo's Angels, by Jennifer Homans
- Apollo's Angels by Jennifer Homans
- The Economy: Why They Failed
John Cassidy
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Artist of Everything (Review) Michael Hofmann
, pp. 30-31 Lucky Hans and Other Merz Fairy Tales, by Kurt Schwitters
- Lucky Hans and Other Merz Fairy Tales by Kurt Schwitters
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Unveiling Hidden China (7 Reviews) Christian Caryl
, pp. 32-36 China Watcher, by Richard Baum
- China Watcher by Richard Baum
- China's Megatrends by John Naisbitt and Doris Naisbitt
- Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics by Yasheng Huang
- Postcards from Tomorrow Square by James Fallows
- When China Rules the World by Martin Jacques
- The Mind of Empire by Christopher A. Ford
- Country Driving by Peter Hessler
- Midterm Election Results, 2010
Frederick Seidel
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The Real Washington at Last (2 Reviews) Gordon S. Wood
, pp. 38-39 George Washington's America, by Barnet Schecter
- George Washington's America by Barnet Schecter
- Washington by Ron Chernow
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The Poet of Happiness (Review) Dan Chiasson
, pp. 40-41 The Dance Most of All, by Jack Gilbert
- The Dance Most of All by Jack Gilbert
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The Turkish-German Jihad (Review) Max Hastings
, pp. 42-45 The Berlin-Baghdad Express, by Sean McMeekin
- The Berlin-Baghdad Express by Sean McMeekin
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Tocqueville's Lesson (Review) Alan Ryan
, pp. 46-48 Tocqueville's Discovery of America, by Leo Damrosch
- Tocqueville's Discovery of America by Leo Damrosch
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Screwball Noir (Review) Nathaniel Rich
, pp. 49-50 Sailor and Lula, by Barry Gifford
- Sailor and Lula by Barry Gifford
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Religious Faith and John Rawls (2 Reviews) Kwame Anthony Appiah
, pp. 51-52 A Brief Inquiry Into the Meaning of Sin and Faith, by John Rawls and Thomas Nagel
- A Brief Inquiry Into the Meaning of Sin and Faith by John Rawls and Thomas Nagel
- Reading Obama by James T. Kloppenberg
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The War We'll Never Understand (Review) Jonathan Mirsky
, pp. 53-55 Matterhorn, by Karl Marlantes
- Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
The Historic Election: Four Views
- --- by Ronald Dworkin, p. 56
- --- by Mark Lilla, pp. 56-57
- --- by David Bromwich, p. 58
- --- by Jonathan Raban, p. 59
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Google and Money! (2 Reviews) Charles Petersen
, pp. 60-63 Googled, by Ken Auletta
- Googled by Ken Auletta
- The Shallows by Nicholas Carr
- 'What We Need to Know About the Holocaust': An Exchange
Daniel Jonah Goldhagen and Timothy Snyder
, p. 64 - Letters
James Shapiro, Stephen Greenblatt, and Glenn Benge, ...
, pp. 65-68