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February 4, 2009 Issue = 21 Articles- The New Man by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Tough Love by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Carl Gershman and Maina Kiai, pp. 5-6
- What's a nice boy like Leon Panetta doing in a place like the CIA? by Michael Crowley, pp. 7-8
- Terry McAuliffe's zany run for governor by Eve Fairbanks, p. 9
- Scenes from the Gaza border by Yossi Klein Halevi, pp. 10-11
- Will the Gaza War usher in a two-state solution? by Gadi Taub, p. 12
- Joe the Plumber and the future of foreign correspondents by Jason Zengerle, p. 13
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Films: Guiding Spirits by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- Silent Light (2007 Film) by Carlos Reygadas
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Essay: Seeing and Believing by Jerry A. Coyne, pp. 32-39 - 2 Reviews- Saving Darwin by Karl W. Giberson
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Mister Lucky by Isaac Chotiner, pp. 41-43 - 1 Review- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
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Foreclosing the Crisis by Edward Glaeser, pp. 45-47 - 1 Review- The Household by Robert C. Ellickson
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover illustration by Anastasia Vasilakis
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February 18, 2009 Issue = 18 Articles- The N-Word by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Spare the Rod by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Noam Scheiber, p. 5
- David Frum breaks ranks over cocktails by Barron YoungSmith, pp. 6-8
- The lefty hot spot in Obama's Washington by Eve Fairbanks, p. 9
- The inaugural-ticket victims who won't go quietly by Jason Zengerle, pp. 10-11
- Conservatism Is Dead by Sam Tanenhaus, pp. 12-17
- This Won't Hurt a Bit by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 18-22
- Pravda On the Potomac by James Kirchick, pp. 23-25
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Films: Heroes and People by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- Defiance (2008 Film) by Edward Zwick
- Of Time and the City (2008 Film) by Terence Davies
- Architecture: Stick Stuck by Sarah Williams Goldhagen, p. 27
- D Is Dying, As One Going in the Dark by Mary Jo Bang, pp. 28-31
- Art: The Spiritual In Art by Jed Perl, pp. 32-37
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Last Evenings On Earth by William Deresiewicz, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review- 2666~~Twenty-Six Sixty-Six by Roberto Bolano
- Regress by Judith Harris, pp. 42-43
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A New Head by Helen Vendler, pp. 44-47 - 1 Review- Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy Kid by Simon Armitage
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover icons by Felix Sockwell and Thomas Fuchs
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March 4, 2009 Issue = 22 Articles- MSM, RIP by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Hurry Up and Waste by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Gish Jen, p. 5
- The strange resilience of the local TV personality by Michael Schaffer, pp. 6-7
- The civil libertarian defending the Bush torture theorist by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 8-9
- Ground zero of Israel's new ultra-nationalism by Yossi Klein Halevi, p. 10
- Dick Cheney has---surprise!---a paranoid view of Obama's war on terrorism by Eli Lake, p. 11
- A reporter's elegy for his dying paper by Joe Mathews, pp. 12-13
- The Cool Presidency by Michelle Cottle, pp. 14-16
- Hillary's State by Michael Crowley, pp. 17-19
- The Scoop Factory by Gabriel Sherman, pp. 20-22
- Lights On by Anna Badkhen, pp. 23-25
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Films: Crime and Passion by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 2 Reviews- Gomorrah (2008 Film) by Matteo Garrone
- Our City Dreams (2008 Film) by Chiara Clemente
- Essay: Goodbye To the Age of Newspapers (Hello To a New Era of Corruption) by Paul Starr, pp. 28-34
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In the Word-Hoard by Adam Kirsch, pp. 35-37 - 1 Review- Stepping Stones by Dennis O'Driscoll
- The City of Poetry by Gregory Orr, p. 38
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D.C. Confidential by Michael Tomasky, pp. 39-40 - 1 Review- The Rules of the Game by Leonard Downie Jr.
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Vlad the Impaler by Alexander Nemser, pp. 41-43 - 1 Review- Verses and Versions by Vladimir Nabokov, Brian Boyd, and Stanislav Shvabrin, ...
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Ancient Evenings by Peter Green, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review- Sex and Sensuality in the Ancient World by Giulia Sissa
- Hardy's Sky by Eamon Grennan, pp. 46-47
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover illustration by Edel Rodriguez
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March 18, 2009 Issue = 20 Articles- Dr. Obama's Waiting Room by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Mad Men by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Jeffrey Rosen, p. 5
- Dennis Roos's mission impossible by Michael Crowley, pp. 6-8
- Reading Lolita in the Big House by Leon Botstein, pp. 9-10
- The Buh-impersonator recession by David Roth, pp. 11-13
- Plan B by Noam Scheiber, pp. 14-15
- Regulate, Baby, Regulate by Thomas K. McCraw, pp. 16-17
- The Black Widower by Nicholas Schmidle, pp. 18-21
- Gettysburg Regress by John Summers, pp. 22-25
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Films: Deaths and Lives by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- Katyn (2007 Film) by Andrzej Wajda
- Tokyo! (2008 Film) by Leos Carax, Michel Gondry, and Bong Joon-ho
- Music: Keys To the Kingdom by David Hajdu, pp. 27-29
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A More Perfect Monument by Danielle Allen, pp. 30-31 - 1 Review- Democracy and Knowledge by Josiah Ober
- Government Center by Alan Shapiro, pp. 32-34
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The Progress of Our Arms by Drew Gilpin Faust, pp. 35-37 - 1 Review- Tried by War by James M. McPherson
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Wasting Away In Hooverville by Jonathan Chait, pp. 38-39 - 3 Reviews- The Forgotten Man by Amity Shlaes
- Herbert Hoover by William E. Leuchtenburg
- Nothing to Fear by Adam Cohen
- When You Return by Ellen Bass, pp. 40-41
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Slay Them Not by David Nirenberg, pp. 42-47 - 1 Review- Augustine and the Jews by Paula Fredriksen
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover illustration by Nancy Stahl
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April 1, 2009 Issue = 20 Articles- Heavy Vetting by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Stock Answer by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Walter Shapiro, p. 5
- Biz school sees its stock plummet by Bradford Plumer, pp. 6-7
- Orrin Hatch, health care reform's stealth champion by Suzy Khimm, pp. 8-9
- Union-loving free traders unite! by Jagdish Bhagwati, p. 10
- The lesser-known think tanks of Washington by Yoni Brenner, p. 11
- Stayin' Alive by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 12-13
- Free Larry Summers by Noam Scheiber, pp. 14-20
- Obama vs. Marx by Alan Wolfe, pp. 21-23
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Films: Changes by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review- Everlasting Moments (2008 Film) by Jan Troell
- Art: Complicated Bliss by Jed Perl, pp. 25-28
- Essay: The Shaw of Venezuela by Enrique Krauze, pp. 29-37
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Night and Cog by Ruth Franklin, pp. 38-40 - 1 Review- The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
- Art by Lia Purpura, pp. 41-42
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Wishin' and Mopin' by David Thomson, p. 43 - 1 Review- Dusty! Queen of the Postmods by Annie J. Randall
- Ararat by Dan Pagis, p. 44
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Becoming France by David A. Bell, pp. 45-47 - 1 Review- Children of the Revolution by Robert Gildea
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover illustration by Roberto Parada
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April 15, 2009 Issue = 19 Articles- Fair Question by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Ethic Cleansing by Michael Crowley, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Marin Cogan, p. 5
- English anti-Semitism on the march by Howard Jacobson, pp. 6-7
- What Barack Obama can learn from JetBlue by Jacob S. Hacker and Elisabeth Jacobs, pp. 8-9
- Top Down by Noam Scheiber, pp. 10-12
- Tough Reid by Eve Fairbanks, pp. 13-14
- Why the Democrats Can't Govern by Jonathan Chait, pp. 15-17
- Empty Garden by Jason Zengerle, pp. 18-23
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Films: Courage and Daring by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews- Hunger (2008 Film) by Steve McQueen
- American Swing (2008 Film) by Jon Hart and Mathew Kaufman
- Essay: Facts and Love by Keith Christiansen, pp. 25-28
- Jump Soul by Charlie Smith, p. 29
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Shorting Reason by Richard A. Posner, pp. 30-32 - 1 Review- Animal Spirits by George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller
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The Collector by Daniel Mendelsohn, pp. 33-38 - 1 Review- Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963 by Susan Sontag and David Rieff
- A Translation of Silk by Yusef Komunyakaa, p. 39
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Macho Misery by Sherwin B. Nuland, pp. 40-42 - 1 Review- Hysterical Men by Mark S. Micale
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Black Is Brilliant by Ross Posnock, pp. 43-47 - 1 Review- Alain L. Locke: The Biography of a Philosopher by Leonard Harris and Charles Molesworth
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover illustration by Mark Alan Stamaty
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May 6, 2009 Issue = 20 Articles- The Hundredth Senator by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Night of the Living Bushies by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Gabriel Sherman, pp. 5-7
- A former FBI director and his princely benefactor by Michael Crowley, pp. 8-9
- Damon Linker, p. 10
- Pirates, Al Qaeda, hellish climate...Yemen has it all by Bay Fang, pp. 11-13
- The Pentagon channels "Top Chef" by David Roth, pp. 14-16
- Straight Man by Michelle Cottle, pp. 17-18
- Race To the Top by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 19-21
- Nudge-ocracy by Franklin Foer and Noam Scheiber, pp. 22-25
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Films: Iran Exported by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- Goodbye Solo (2008 Film) by Ramin Bahrani
- The Song of Sparrows (2008 Film) by Majid Majidi
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Before the Law by Louis Begley, pp. 27-31 - 1 Review- Franz Kafka: The Office Writings by Stanley Corngold, Jack Greenberg, and Benno Wagner, ...
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A Tale of Two Cities by Samuel D. Kassow, pp. 32-34 - 1 Review- Ghettostadt: Lodz and the Making of a Nazi City by Gordon J. Horwitz
- Vita Contemplativa by Adam Zagajewski, pp. 35-37
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Buried Pleasure by G.W. Bowersock, pp. 38-40 - 3 Reviews- The Fires of Vesuvius by Mary Beard
- From Paris to Pompeii by Goran Blix
- Pompeii and the Roman Villa by Carol C. Mattusch
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The Human Factor by Peter N. Miller, p. 41 - 1 Review- Europe Between the Oceans by Barry Cunliffe
- Dreams of Permanence by Major Jackson, pp. 42-44
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Tunnel Vision by Sophia Lear, pp. 45-47 - 1 Review- Lowboy by John Wray
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover illustration by Daniel Chang
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May 20, 2009 Issue = 20 Articles- The Runaway by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Tortured Logic by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Michelle Cottle, pp. 5-6
- Obama wimps out on torture by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 7-8
- Gay Republicans can't get along---both of them by James Kirchick, p. 9
- Meet the 1,400 jobless New York teachers still getting paid by Seyward Darby, pp. 10-11
- Banks and hedge funds turn their dark armies of lobbyists against each other by Noam Scheiber, pp. 12-13
- Airplane! by Michael Crowley, pp. 14-15
- The Green Bubble by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, pp. 16-18
- The Year of the Elephant by David Samuels, pp. 19-25
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Films: Mystery, History by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 2 Reviews- Treeless Mountain (2008 Film) by So Yong Kim
- Il Divo (2008 Film) by Paolo Sorrentino
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Surging and Awakening by Dexter Filkins, pp. 28-31 - 1 Review- The Gamble by Thomas E. Ricks
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The Word-Stormer by John Banville, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review- The Letters of Samuel Beckett, Vol. I: 1929-1940 by Martha Dow Fehsenfeld, Lois More Overbeck, and Samuel Beckett, ...
- Perfect Repose by Mark Doty, pp. 34-35
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Disturbances of Peace by Adam Kirsch, pp. 36-40 - 2 Reviews- Classical Chinese Poetry by David Hinton
- Du Fu: A Life in Poetry by Du Fu
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Honor's Gasp by Istvan Deak, pp. 41-43 - 1 Review- Valkyrie by Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager and Florence Fehrenbach, ...
- Sheep Leg by John Kinsella, pp. 44-45
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Unsacred Monsters by Richard Jenkyns, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review- A Strange Eventful History by Michael Holroyd
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover illustration by Lou Beach
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June 3, 2009 Issue = 21 Articles- Genocide Step by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Deficit Jam by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Nicholas Schmidle, pp. 5-6
- How a pulp-fiction fantasy became a GOP weapons craze by Michael Crowley, pp. 7-8
- The bean counters who could kill health care reform by Jonathan Cohn, p. 9
- What the banks still won't tell us by Noam Scheiber, pp. 10-11
- Starting over in Rwanda by Christine Stansell, pp. 12-13
- The forgotten masterpieces of Henry Fairlie by Jeremy McCarter, pp. 14-15
- Dodd Complex by Suzy Khimm, pp. 16-18
- Prophet Motive by Julia Ioffe, pp. 19-21
- The Drone War by Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann, pp. 22-25
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Films: Progeny by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- Jerichow (2008 Film) by Christian Petzold
- The Window (2008 Film) by Carlos Sorin
- Music: Music in the Meltdown by David Hajdu, pp. 27-28
- Art: L.A. Stories by Jed Perl, pp. 29-34
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The Master of Money by Michael Lewis, pp. 35-36 - 1 Review- The Snowball by Alice Schroeder
- The Human Condition by Michael Blumenthal, pp. 37-38
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The Way of Distortion by Christopher Benfey, pp. 39-42 - 1 Review- Flannery by Brad Gooch
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The Miracle At Bethel by Alan Taylor, pp. 43-45 - 1 Review- Freedom's Prophet by Richard S. Newman
- She Said But It Was Only a Small Hurt by Bruce Weigl, pp. 46-47
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover illustration by Alex Gross
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June 17, 2009 Issue = 20 Articles- Justice Served by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Miss Guided by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Michael Kinsley, pp. 5-6
- Bob Woodward versus the White House by Gabriel Sherman, pp. 7-8
- The poor schmo who has to move all the Gitmo detainees by Michael Crowley, p. 9
- Meet the Sandinista who runs the United Nations by James Verini, pp. 10-11
- What the torture photos can't tell us by Jed Perl, pp. 12-13
- Fleeing Moment by Michael B. Oren, pp. 14-15
- Power Struggle by Bradford Plumer, pp. 16-19
- Spent by Amitai Etzioni, pp. 20-23
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Films: Changes by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews- Summer Hours (2008 Film) by Olivier Assayas
- Burma Vj: Reporting from a Closed Country (2009 Film) by Anders Ostergaard
- Art: Slaughterhouse by Jed Perl, pp. 25-28
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The Puffington Host by Isaac Chotiner, pp. 29-33 - 1 Review- Right Is Wrong by Arianna Huffington
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Now We Know by Anne Applebaum, pp. 34-37 - 1 Review- Spies by John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr, and Alexander Vassiliev, ...
- Negligent Worldicide by Chase Twichell, p. 38
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A Byzantine Heart by Peter Green, pp. 39-43 - 2 Reviews- C.P. Cavafy: The Collected Poems by Daniel Mendelsohn and C.P. Cavafy
- C.P. Cavafy: The Unfinished Poems by Daniel Mendelsohn and C.P. Cavafy
- Resurrection of John Keats by Virginia Konchan, p. 44
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Marvelously Selfish by David Thomson, pp. 45-47 - 1 Review- Kazan on Directing by Robert Cornfield and Elia Kazan
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover illustration by David Cowles
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Issues of Jul.-Sep. 2009 = 5 Issues, 94 Articles-
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July 1, 2009 Issue = 21 Articles- Public Enemy by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: The Obama Method by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Joshua Kurlantzick, p. 5
- David Cameron sheds his posh by Alexandra Starr, pp. 6-9
- Egypt versus Iran by Michael Crowley, pp. 10-12
- Why health care reform could fail again by Stanley B. Greenberg, pp. 13-15
- Sotto Voce by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 16-20
- The Operator by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 21-23
- Your Health Care System: A Map, pp. 24-25
- Zeke's Anatomy by Noam Scheiber, pp. 26-29
- Narrative Dissonance by Martin Peretz, pp. 30-33
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Films: One and Many by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 34 - 2 Reviews- Seraphine (2008 Film) by Martin Provost
- 24 City~~Twenty-Four City (2009 Film) by Jia Zhang-Ke
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The Evil That Men Do by Mark Mazower, pp. 35-37 - 3 Reviews- Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian
- Sorrowful Shores by Ryan Gingeras
- My Grandmother by Fethiye Cetin
- Pleasure Harvest by Stuart Dischell, pp. 38-39
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The Bindings of Isaac by Adam Kirsch, pp. 40-43 - 1 Review- Rosenfeld's Lives by Steven J. Zipperstein
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Revolutionary Manners by Gordon S. Wood, pp. 44-47 - 1 Review- The State as a Work of Art by Eric Slauter
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Autonomy Amuck by Sherwin B. Nuland, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review- Patient, Heal Thyself by Robert M. Veatch
- July: Gile Mountain by Peter Campion, p. 51
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Life as a Poem by Rosanna Warren, pp. 52-55 - 1 Review- Songbook by Umberto Saba
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 56-58
- Cover illustration by Stephen Savage
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July 15, 2009 Issue = 16 Articles- Make the Ask by The Editors, p. 1
- TRB: Thought Rationing by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
- The Mall by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 5-7
- Boston yuppies versus Mayor Mumbles by Jason Zengerle, pp. 8-9
- What does Valerie Jarrett do? by Michelle Cottle, pp. 10-12
- The Bystander by Nader Mousavizadeh, p. 13
- Dawn of the Revolt by Hooman Majd, pp. 14-15
- Persian Puzzlement by Eli Lake, p. 16
- The New Democrats by Abbas Milani, pp. 17-18
- The World Is Bumpy by Joshua Kurlantzick, pp. 19-21
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Films: Selves by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 22-23 - 2 Reviews- The Beaches of Agnes (2008 Film) by Agnes Varda
- The Windmill Movie (2008 Film) by Alexander Olch
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Essay: Who Lincoln Was by Sean Wilentz, pp. 24-39 - 7 Reviews- Lincoln President-Elect by Harold Holzer
- Abraham Lincoln: A Life by Michael Burlingame
- A. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White, Jr.
- The Lincoln Anthology by Harold Holzer
- Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer by Fred Kaplan
- Lincoln on Race and Slavery by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Donald Yacovone
- Giants by John Stauffer
- Brothers by Sally Van Doren, pp. 40-45
- Lists---III by Sandra Kohler, pp. 46-47
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover: Abraham Lincoln, ambrotype photograph by Preston Butler
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August 12, 2009 Issue = 17 Articles- Once More, With Feeling! by The Editors, pp. 1-3
- TRB: Mind the Gap by Jonathan Chait, pp. 4-6
- The Mall by Howard Jacobson, pp. 7-8
- When a Ben Nelson prank gets out of hand by Suzy Khimm, p. 9
- Learning the wrong lessons from David Halberstam by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, p. 10
- The HMO is back. Shhh! by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 11-13
- Tim Geithner's Wall Street consigliere by Noam Scheiber, pp. 14-15
- Doubt by Andrew Rice, pp. 16-23
- The Decider by Michael Crowley, pp. 24-27
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Films: Being Human by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 2 Reviews- Quiet Chaos (2008 Film) by Antonello Grimaldi
- The Girl from Monaco (2008 Film) by Anne Fontaine
- Art: Generations by Jed Perl, pp. 29-31
- Split by Jennifer Michael Hecht, pp. 32-33
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Creationism for Liberals by Jerry A. Coyne, pp. 34-39 - 1 Review- The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
- In Another Sector by Tom Sleigh, pp. 40-42
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Outcomes, Outcomes by Eric A. Posner and Adrian Vermeule, pp. 43-47 - 1 Review- The Constitution in 2020 by Jack Balkin and Reva B. Siegel
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover photo illustration by Anastasia Vasilakis
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September 9, 2009 Issue = 19 Articles- Discovery Channell by The Editors, pp. 1-3
- TRB: Crazy Train by Jonathan Chait, pp. 4-6
- The Mall by Gabriel Sherman, p. 7
- Abdullah gives Obama a necklace...and little else by Michael Crowley, pp. 8-10
- How Big Pharma extorted the White House by Jonathan Cohn, p. 11
- Sarah Palin, meet Hippocrates by Sherwin B. Nuland, pp. 12-13
- Should Barack and Michelle lay off the PDA? by Michelle Cottle, p. 14
- The detainees we sent to Albania by Nathan Thrall, pp. 15-17
- Hacking the Regime by Eli Lake, pp. 18-20
- Murthaville by Jason Zengerle, pp. 21-25
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Films: Odd Surprises by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- Lorna's Silence (2009 Film) by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
- My Fuhrer (2007 Film) by Dani Levy
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Evils and Excuses by Richard Just, pp. 27-34 - 2 Reviews- Saviors and Survivors by Mahmood Mamdani
- The Responsibility to Protect by Gareth Evans
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The Aftermath and After by Christine Stansell, pp. 35-37 - 4 Reviews- The Antelope's Strategy by Jean Hatzfeld
- Killing Neighbors by Lee Ann Fujii
- After Genocide by Phil Clark and Zachary D. Kaufman
- A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit
- Night Song by Yusef Komunyakaa, pp. 38-41
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What a City Needs by Edward Glaeser, pp. 42-44 - 1 Review- Wrestling with Moses by Anthony Flint
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The Best and the Fastest by Edward Luttwak, p. 45 - 2 Reviews- The End of Empire by Christopher Kelly
- Empires of the Silk Road by Christopher I. Beckwith
- Eschatology by Kathleen Winter, pp. 46-47
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover Photo by Tomas Muscionico
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September 23, 2009 Issue = 21 Articles- House Cleaning by The Editors, pp. 1-3
- TRB: Middle of Nowhere by Jonathan Chait, pp. 4-6
- The Mall by Barry Friedman, pp. 7-8
- A plea for financial calm by Eliot Spitzer, p. 9
- The Jeremiah who has the financial world's ear by Julia Ioffe, pp. 10-11
- No, we can't all get along on health care by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 12-15
- The rise of Mexican medical tourism by Mary Cuddehe, pp. 16-18
- Fiasco by Michael Crowley, pp. 19-21
- The Real Banker Boondoggle by Laurence Grafstein, pp. 22-23
- The Next Financial Crisis by Peter Boone and Simon Johnson, pp. 24-27
- Peking Over Our Shoulder by Noam Scheiber, pp. 28-32
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Films: Death and the Dailiness by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 33 - 2 Reviews- The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008 Film) by Uli Edel
- Still Walking (2008 Film) by Hirokazu Koreeda
- Essay: How I Became a Keynesian by Richard A. Posner, pp. 34-37
- Wrong Sonnet: Muliplicity by Kathleen Winter, p. 38
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Love and Capitalism by David Nirenberg, pp. 39-42 - 1 Review- Charity in Truth by Pope Benedict XVI
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The Passion Fashion by Martha C. Nussbaum, pp. 43-45 - 1 Review- A Vindication of Love by Cristina Nehring
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Wealthcare by Jonathan Chait, pp. 46-49 - 2 Reviews- Goddess of the Market by Jennifer Burns
- Ayn Rand and the World She Made by Anne C. Heller
- Rosetta by Kevin Young, pp. 50-51
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Things Come Together by Ruth Franklin, pp. 52-55 - 1 Review- The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 56-58
- Cover illustration by Doug Fraser
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Issues of Oct.-Dec. 2009 = 6 Issues, 119 Articles-
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October 7, 2009 Issue = 21 Articles- Madison Weeps by The Editors, p. 1
- Correspondence by Robert Wright and Jerry A. Coyne, pp. 2-3
- Jonathan Chait, pp. 4-6
- The Mall by John McWhorter, p. 7
- Why Joe Biden flipped on Afghanistan by Michael Crowley, pp. 8-11
- You can't negotiate with the planet by Bill McKibben, pp. 12-14
- The blogosphere's man in Congress by Marin Cogan, p. 15
- Class war in Obamaland by Thomas B. Edsall, p. 16
- Life after the public option by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 17-20
- Job One by John B. Judis, pp. 21-23
- Aquacalypse Now by Daniel Pauly, pp. 24-28
- Drunk With Power by Bradford Plumer, pp. 29-31
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Films: Attitudes, Plus Love by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 32 - 2 Reviews- Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009 Film) by John Krasinski
- 35 Shots of Rum~~Thirty-Five Shots of Rum (2007 Film) by Claire Denis
- @ by Paul Muldoon, p. 33
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Essay: The Usefulness of Cranks by Jackson Lears, pp. 34-42 - 6 Reviews- Paradise Found by Steve Nicholls
- American Earth by Bill McKibben
- Defending the Master Race by Jonathan Peter Spiro
- A Passion for Nature by Donald Worster
- A Reenchanted World by James William Gibson
- Eco Barons by Edward Humes
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The Great Disconcerting Wipeout by Adam Kirsch, pp. 43-47 - 1 Review- Arthur Miller by Christopher Bigsby
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Unquiet Flows the Don by G.W. Bowersock, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review- Maurice Bowra: A Life by Leslie Mitchell
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The Colbert Report by David A. Bell, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review- The Information Master by Jacob Soll
- Charivari by Fiona Sampson, pp. 53-55
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 56-58
- Cover photo illustration by Vanessa Ynda
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October 21, 2009 Issue = 20 Articles- Let Them Vote by The Editors, pp. 1-3
- TRB: Pop Fiction by Jonathan Chait, pp. 4-6
- The Mall by Noam Scheiber, pp. 7-9
- Comcast, the biggest threat to free speech since Nixon by Jeffrey Rosen, p. 10
- Meet the next Glenn Beck by Michelle Goldberg, pp. 11-13
- How a map can prevent the next financial crisis by Daniel Altman, pp. 14-16
- A journey into Afghanistan by Bernard-Henri Levy, pp. 17-18
- No Exit by Michelle Cottle, pp. 19-22
- Course Correction by Ganesh Sitaraman, pp. 23-25
- Ending Our Age of Suffering by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, pp. 26-29
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Films: Change, More and Less by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 2 Reviews- Disgrace (2008 Film) by Steve Jacobs
- The Other Man (2008 Film) by Richard Eyre
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Art: The Restless Medium by Jed Perl, pp. 31-36 - 1 Review- Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before by Michael Fried
- Essay: Against Transparency by Lawrence Lessig, pp. 37-41
- Recriminations of a Former Left-Hand Man by Richard Howard, pp. 42-43
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Scripture Picture by Robert Alter, pp. 44-47 - 1 Review- The Book of Genesis by R. Crumb
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A Geek Grows in Brooklyn by William Deresiewicz, pp. 48-51 - 1 Review- Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem
- Nobody's Sonnet by Kurt Olsson, p. 52
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Short Cuts by David Thomson, pp. 53-55 - 1 Review- Robert Altman: The Oral Biography by Mitchell Zuckoff
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 56-58
- Cover illustration by Andrio Abero
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November 4, 2009 Issue = 18 Articles- Spend and Deliver by The Editors, pp. 1-3
- TRB: The Case Against Awards by Jonathan Chait, pp. 4-6
- The Mall by Michael Schaffer, p. 7
- Up from the Alcove with Irving Kristol by Nathan Glazer, pp. 8-9
- The T.E. Lawrence of Afghanistan by Jason Zengerle, pp. 10-13
- Pete Hoekstra versus the town that would be Gitmo by Chris Bodenner, pp. 14-15
- End State by John B. Judis, pp. 16-24
- The Front by Peter Bergen, pp. 25-27
- Is There a Middle Way? by Stephen Biddle, pp. 28-31
- Films: Matters of Fact by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 32
- Essays: Seeing and Believing by Oleg Grabar, pp. 33-35
- Scirocco: Othello In Venice by Margaret Boyers, pp. 36-37
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Essay: In the Shadow of the Patriarch by Enrique Krauze, pp. 38-46 - 2 Reviews- Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life by Gerald Martin
- Fidel and Gabo by Angel Esteban and Stephanie Panichelli
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In the Tank by Michael Tomasky, pp. 47-48 - 1 Review- The Clinton Tapes by Taylor Branch
- Shaving Your Father's Face by Michael Dickman, p. 49
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The Race Man by Steven Hahn, pp. 50-55 - 1 Review- Up from History by Robert J. Norrell
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 56-58
- Cover illustration by Andy Friedman
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November 18, 2009 Issue = 17 Articles- The Ingratiator by The Editors, pp. 1-3
- TRB: Color Commentator by Jonathan Chait, pp. 4-6
- The Mall by Bradford Plumer, pp. 7-8
- The most noxious sports fans in America go soft by Buzz Bissinger, p. 9
- Inside the Obamacare laboratory by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 10-11
- The Reinvention of Robert Gates by Michael Crowley, pp. 12-17
- Anti-Statism In America by John B. Judis, pp. 18-21
- The Goldstone Illusion by Moshe Halbertal, pp. 22-27
- Films: A Painting, A Portrait by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28
- Architecture: Place of Grace by Sarah Williams Goldhagen, pp. 29-32
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Kindled by Anthony T. Grafton, pp. 33-37 - 2 Reviews- The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future by Robert Darnton
- On the Commerce of Thinking by Jean-Luc Nancy
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Portents by Anne Applebaum, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review- Reflections on the Revolution in Europe by Christopher Caldwell
- Whorl by Sarah Arvio, p. 40
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Derisionist History by Benny Morris, pp. 41-45 - 1 Review- Israel and Palestine by Avi Shlaim
- Time by D. Nurkse, pp. 46-47
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover Illustration, Photo by Sean McCabe and Wong Maye
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December 2, 2009 Issue = 23 Articles- Czar Crossed by The Editors, pp. 1-3
- TRB: Popularity Contest by Jonathan Chait, pp. 4-6
- The Mall by Bradford Plumer, p. 7
- How a right-wing conspiracy hijacked the thriller genre by Jason Zengerle, pp. 8-9
- The gaffes of Hillary Clinton by Michael Crowley, pp. 10-13
- Client X reveals the secret truth about health care reform by Jonathan Cohn, p. 14
- The real cost of that abortion amendment by Jeffrey Rosen, p. 15
- Burma's junta plays us again by Joshua Kurlantzick, pp. 16-18
- Manufacturing Bloom by Noam Scheiber, pp. 19-22
- The Retro Man by Michelle Cottle, pp. 23-25
- The Great Satan Myth by Abbas Milani, pp. 26-28
- The Detroit Project by Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley, pp. 29-32
- Films: Making His Way by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 33
- Music: Pretending by David Hajdu, pp. 34-36
- Art: Our Bauhaus by Jed Perl, pp. 37-40
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The Ideal and the Real by Moshe Halbertal, pp. 41-42 - 1 Review- The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen
- Be Kind by Michael Blumenthal, p. 43
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The Hunger Artists by Christopher Benfey, pp. 44-46 - 3 Reviews- Dancing in the Dark by Morris Dickstein
- Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits by Linda Gordon
- American Hungers by Gavin Jones
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The Explorer by Caryl Phillips, pp. 47-50 - 1 Review- American Writings by Lafcadio Hearn
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Missile Man by J. Peter Scoblic, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review- A Fiery Peace in a Cold War by Neil Sheehan
- Mr. Darcy by Victoria Chang, pp. 53-55
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 56-58
- Cover Painting by Robert Hunt
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December 30, 2009 Issue = 20 Articles- Year One by The Editors, pp. 1-3
- TRB: Screw Job by Jonathan Chait, pp. 4-6
- The Mall by Bradford Plumer, p. 7
- The cult of counterinsurgency by Michael Crowley, pp. 8-9
- Barack Obama's dangerous obsession with golf by Michelle Cottle, pp. 10-11
- White House dilemma: Die now or pay later by Noam Scheiber, pp. 12-13
- Meet the Ann Coulter of Pakistan by Nicholas Schmidle, pp. 14-15
- The Battle for Tora Bora by Peter Bergen, pp. 16-21
- Adios, Monroe Doctrine by Jorge G. Castaneda, pp. 22-23
- The Rise of Republican Nihilism by Jonathan Chait, pp. 24-27
- Films: Rough Routes by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28
- Dance: The Art of Work by Jennifer Homans, pp. 29-30
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The Animator by Adam Thirlwell, pp. 31-36 - 1 Review- Charles Dickens: A Life Defined by Writing by Michael Slater
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Hedging America by Robert M. Solow, p. 37 - 1 Review- How Markets Fail by John Cassidy
- Word Game by Stanley Moss, pp. 38-39
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Indecent Proposal by Hillel Halkin, pp. 40-42 - 1 Review- The Invention of the Jewish People by Shlomo Sand
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The End of Hunger? by David Rieff, pp. 43-45 - 1 Review- Famine: A Short History by Cormac O Grada
- Chronic by Bob Hicok, pp. 46-47
- Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
- Cover color enhancement by Sean McCabe
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Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 19 Issues, 320 Articles-
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Issues of 2010 = 19 Issues, 320 Articles