Opportunism Knocks, by Franklin Foer, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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Opportunism Knocks

Why is John McCain ending his long feud with George W. Bush at the very moment the Bushies are do...

by Franklin Foer

The New Republic, September 6, 2004, pp. 22-23

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      15. Cover Photo by Mario Anzuoni
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      May 17, 2004 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: You're Fired by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Open Secrets by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Campaign Journal: Shook Up by Ryan Lizza, p. 10
      6. Medellin Dispatch: Mr. Nice Guy by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, pp. 11-13
      7. Home Front by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 14-16
      8. Going Positive by Yossi Klein Halevi, p. 17
      9. Foreign Minister by Michelle Cottle, pp. 18-23
      10. [+]
        Films: Other Selves by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Strayed (2004 Film) by Andre Techine
        This So-Called Disaster (2004 Film) by Michael Almereyda
      11. Art: Good as Gold by Jed Perl, pp. 25-29
      12. [+]
        Elasticity by Jim Hoagland, pp. 30-31 - 2 Reviews
        Soft Power by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
        Surprise, Security, and the American Experience by John Lewis Gaddis
      13. Juggernaut by Mark Rudman, pp. 32-33
      14. [+]
        Just Like Us by David A. Bell, pp. 34-37 - 1 Review
        Napoleon: A Political Life by Steven Englund
      15. Sacramento Diarist by Josh Benson, pp. 38-40
      16. Cover Photograph by Wilfredo Lee
    7. [+]
      May 24, 2004 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 6-7
      2. TRB: All Too Human by Peter Beinart, p. 8
      3. Gut Check by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Campaign Journal: WWJKD? by Ryan Lizza, p. 12
      6. Cross to Bear by Spencer Ackerman, p. 13
      7. On the Hill: Line in the Sand by Michael Crowley, pp. 14-15
      8. Abroad at Home by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 16-17
      9. Baghdad Dispatch: Cowboy Up by Joshua Hammer, p. 18
      10. Bubble Bath by Clay Risen, pp. 19-20
      11. Rubinomics Redux by Jonathan Chait and Robert J. Samuelson, pp. 21-25
      12. [+]
        Films: European Longings by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Since Otar Left... (2003 Film) by Julie Bertucelli
        Bulgarian Lovers (2003 Film) by Eloy de la Iglesia
      13. Nehru's Faith by Sunil Khilnani, pp. 27-32
      14. [+]
        The Grant Interlocutor by Joseph Frank, pp. 33-35 - 1 Review
        Identity Theft by Harriet Murav
      15. The Potato Lovers by Elisabeth Murawski, pp. 36-37
      16. Washington Diarist by Michelle Cottle, pp. 38-40
      17. Cover Illustration by Randall Enos
    8. [+]
      May 31, 2004 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Outsourcing by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. Dissonance by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Islamabad Dispatch: Fatal Flaw by Massoud Ansari, p. 12
      6. Tel Aviv Dispatch: Lonely Crowd by Martin Peretz, p. 13
      7. Apocalypse Not by E.J. Graff, pp. 14-17
      8. Velvet Glove by Masha Gessen, pp. 18-20
      9. Race Against History by Noam Scheiber, pp. 21-27
      10. [+]
        Films: Through the Shadows by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 2 Reviews
        Carandiru (2004 Film) by Hector Babenco
        Seeing Other People (2004 Film) by Wallace Wolodarsky
      11. Theater: Pyrotechnics and Ice by Robert Brustein, p. 29
      12. The Progress by Rachel Hadas, p. 30
      13. [+]
        Identity Theft by Ruth Franklin, pp. 31-36 - 5 Reviews
        After Such Knowledge by Eva Hoffman
        Nothing Makes You Free by Melvin Jules Bukiet
        A Faker's Dozen by Melvin Jules Bukiet
        Poetry After Auschwitz by Susan Gubar
        Fantasies of Witnessing by Gary Weissman
      14. [+]
        The Twisted Grain by Glyn Maxwell, pp. 37-41 - 2 Reviews
        The Collected Poems of Weldon Kees by Donald Justice and Weldon Kees
        Vanished Act by James Reidel
      15. New York Diarist by Michael Soussan, pp. 42-44
      16. Cover Photo by M. Spencer Green
    9. [+]
      June 7, 2004 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Minority Report by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. Gas Bag by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. 'Nuff Said by Clay Risen, p. 12
      6. Stop Talking by Victor Davis Hanson, pp. 13-15
      7. Lowered Vision by Zbigniew Brzezinski, pp. 16-17
      8. Job Won by Hassan Fattah, pp. 18-20
      9. Key to Success by Wesley K. Clark, pp. 21-23
      10. Silent Majority by Michael Rubin, pp. 24-25
      11. [+]
        Films: War Time by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        Troy (2004 Film) by Wolfgang Petersen
      12. [+]
        Textual Harassment by James Wood, pp. 28-33 - 1 Review
        After Theory by Terry Eagleton
      13. Yellow Jackets by Chard de Niord, pp. 34-35
      14. [+]
        The End of an Elite by Alan Brinkley, pp. 36-39 - 1 Review
        The Guardians by Geoffrey Kabaservice
      15. [+]
        Love in Vain by Mark Polizzotti, pp. 40-45 - 3 Reviews
        Escaping the Delta by Elijah Wald
        Robert Johnson: Lost and Found by Barry Lee Pearson and Bill McCulloch
        Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues by Peter Guralnick, Robert Santelli, and Christopher John Farley, ...
      16. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 46-48
      17. Cover Photo by Patrick Baz
    10. [+]
      June 21, 2004 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspndence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Rigged by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Reagan by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Achille Heel by Ryan Lizza, p. 10
      6. Soft Power by Vladislav M. Zubok, pp. 11-13
      7. Power Grab by Spencer Ackerman, pp. 14-16
      8. Euro Trashing by Niall Ferguson, pp. 17-19
      9. Springtime for Realism by Lawrence F. Kaplan, pp. 20-23
      10. [+]
        Films: In the Same World by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Control Room (2004 Film) by Jehane Noujaim
        Coffee and Cigarettes (2003 Film) by Jim Jarmusch
      11. [+]
        The Return of the Nativist by Paul Starr, pp. 25-27 - 1 Review
        Who Are We? by Samuel P. Huntington
      12. [+]
        Identity Fanaticism by Enrique Krauze, pp. 28-31 - 1 Review
        Who Are We? by Samuel P. Huntington
      13. [+]
        Transformer by Alan Taylor, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review
        Masquerade by Alfred F. Young
      14. Addio del Passato by Wyatt Prunty, pp. 34-37
      15. Cambridge Diarist by Martin Peretz, pp. 38-40
      16. Cover Illustration by Alex Nabaum
    11. [+]
      June 28, 2004 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Partisan View by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-7
      3. Were We Wrong? by The Editors, pp. 8-9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. What Remains by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 12-13
      6. Fires Next Time by Joseph R. Biden Jr., pp. 14-15
      7. Hard Truth by John McCain, p. 16
      8. Best Intentions by Fouad Ajami, pp. 17-18
      9. Back in the USSR by Anne Applebaum, pp. 19-20
      10. Mourning After by Kenneth Pollack, pp. 21-22
      11. Like It's 1999 by Fareed Zakaria, pp. 23-24
      12. History Lesson by Martin Peretz, pp. 25-26
      13. People Power by Thomas L. Friedman, pp. 27-28
      14. Learned by Paul Berman, pp. 29-31
      15. [+]
        Films: Beyond Convention by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 32 - 2 Reviews
        The Mother (2003 Film) by Roger Michell
        Time of the Wolf (2003 Film) by Michael Haneke
      16. Music: Where Has "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" Gone? by David Hajdu, pp. 33-35
      17. [+]
        The Good Cossacks by Cynthia Ozick, pp. 36-39 - 1 Review
        The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy
      18. [+]
        Mobbed Up by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 40-43 - 1 Review
        The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
      19. Wild Hog in the Cemetary by Ed Skoog, pp. 44-45
      20. Washington Diarist by Anne O'Donnell, pp. 46-48
      21. Cover Photographs by Landov
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 2004 = 10 Issues, 162 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 5, 2004 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Blowback by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Do Something by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Prep School by Michael Crowley, pp. 10-11
      6. Baghdad Dispatch: End of Days by Lawrence F. Kaplan, pp. 12-13
      7. Hidden Costs by Noam Scheiber, pp. 14-16
      8. Closing of the Presidential Mind by Franklin Foer, pp. 17-21
      9. [+]
        Films: Changing Lives by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 22-26 - 2 Reviews
        Facing Windows (2004 Film) by Ferzan Ozpetek
        The Inheritance (1997 Film) by Bobby Roth
      10. Theater: Forty Million Frenchmen by Robert Brustein, p. 27
      11. Hearts by Muriel Nelson, p. 28
      12. [+]
        Schoolings in Equality by Randall Kennedy, pp. 29-38 - 2 Reviews
        Simple Justice by Richard Kluger
        From Jim Crow to Civil Rights by Michael J. Klarman
      13. [+]
        Vampires by Deborah Friedell, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review
        The Master by Colm Toibin
      14. Marondera Diarist by Cathy Buckle, pp. 42-44
    2. [+]
      July 19, 2004 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Confidence Game by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Lobby Hero by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Campaign Journal: Two into One by Ryan Lizza, p. 10
      6. Due South by John B. Judis, pp. 11-13
      7. Trial and Error by Jonathan Cohn, p. 14
      8. July Surprise? by Spencer Ackerman, Massoud Ansari, and John B. Judis, ..., pp. 15-16
      9. Pochalla Dispatch: Again and Again by Doug McGill, pp. 17-18
      10. Paris Dispatch: Tour de Farce by Pascal Bruckner, p. 19
      11. [+]
        Crashing the Party by Jason Zengerle, pp. 20-23 - 1 Review
        Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004 Film) by Michael Moore
      12. [+]
        Films: Accusation by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004 Film) by Michael Moore
      13. Dance: A Real Bard by Jennifer Homans, pp. 25-26
      14. The Ocean, the Bird, and the Scholar by Helen Vendler, pp. 27-31
      15. [+]
        The People's Court by Richard A. Posner, pp. 32-35 - 1 Review
        The People Themselves by Larry D. Kramer
      16. Prime Number by Laurie Lamon, pp. 36-37
      17. Jerusalem Diarist by Martin Peretz, pp. 38-40
      18. Cover Photo by Larry Downing
    3. [+]
      July 26, 2004 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Basic Instinct by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Secrets and Lies by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Campaign Journal: Havana John by Ryan Lizza, p. 10
      6. Divide and Rule by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 11-12
      7. Athens Dispatch: Poor Sport by Kim Clark, pp. 13-14
      8. Power from the People by Jonathan Chait, pp. 15-19
      9. [+]
        Films: Time Suspended by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20 - 2 Reviews
        The Terminal (2004 Film) by Steven Spielberg
        Father and Son (2003 Film) by Aleksandr Sokurov
      10. Art: Seurat's Sight by Jed Perl, pp. 21-25
      11. [+]
        America the Exceptional by Jackson Lears, pp. 26-31 - 1 Review
        The Creation of The Media by Paul Starr
      12. The Boat by Vona Groarke, pp. 32-33
      13. Cape Cod Diarist by Masha Gessen, pp. 34-36
      14. Cover Illustration by Christophe Vorlet
    4. [+]
      August 2, 2004 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Self Image by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. Spy v. Spy by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. White Flight by John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira, pp. 12-13
      6. Lost Cause by Jason Zengerle, pp. 14-18
      7. Force Multiplier by Gwen Shaffer, pp. 19-20
      8. The Boss by Franklin Foer, pp. 21-25
      9. Films: Brando's Lives by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26
      10. [+]
        What, Me Worry? by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 27-29 - 1 Review
        On Paradise Drive by David Brooks
      11. [+]
        From Here to Eternity by Mark Lilla, pp. 30-32 - 1 Review
        Resisting History by David N. Myers
      12. [+]
        After Degradation by Eric Arnesen, pp. 33-35 - 1 Review
        A Nation Under Our Feet by Steven Hahn
      13. A Mantis by Brad Leithauser, pp. 36-37
      14. Havana Diarist: Same Old by Colleen Kinder, pp. 38-40
      15. Cover Illustration by Michael Witte
    5. [+]
      August 9, 2004 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: United Appeal by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. The Black Book by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Special Convention Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Scrub In by Ryan Lizza, p. 10
      6. Star Search by Noam Scheiber, pp. 11-12
      7. Going Long by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 13-14
      8. Mirror Image by Michael Crowley, p. 15
      9. Hedera Dispatch: Tough Love by Yossi Klein Halevi, pp. 16-17
      10. Enemy's Enemy by Andrew Rice, pp. 18-21
      11. [+]
        Films: Speaking Freely by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 22 - 2 Reviews
        Before Sunset (2004 Film) by Richard Linklater
        Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004 Film) by Robert Kane Pappas
      12. [+]
        The Bill Clinton Show by Ronald Steel, pp. 23-25 - 1 Review
        My Life by Bill Clinton
      13. [+]
        The Digressionist by James Wood, pp. 26-30 - 1 Review
        Oblivion by David Foster Wallace
      14. [+]
        Farewell, New England by Elisa New, pp. 31-35 - 1 Review
        Hawthorne: A Life by Brenda Wineapple
      15. Lord, Yours Is the Hour of Conqest, Mine to Submit by Geri Doran, pp. 36-37
      16. Not Boston Diarist: Desk Jockey by Jonathan Chait, pp. 38-40
      17. Cover Illustration by Phil Foster
    6. [+]
      August 16, 2004 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Ask Not by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Openings by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Campaign Journal: Fall Guys by Ryan Lizza, p. 10
      6. Phnom Penh Dispatch: Trading Up by Sheridan Prasso, pp. 11-12
      7. July Suprised by Spencer Ackerman, Massoud Ansari, and John B. Judis, ..., p. 13
      8. False Positive by Jacob S. Hacker, pp. 14-16
      9. Lone Star by Michael Crowley, pp. 17-19
      10. [+]
        Films: Sight and Song by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20 - 1 Review
        Encyclopedia of Opera on Screen by Ken Wlaschin
      11. [+]
        Pop Esoterica! by Ingrid D. Rowland, pp. 21-25 - 4 Reviews
        The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
        The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason
        Breaking the Da Vinci Code by Darrell L. Bock
        Q by Luther Blissett
      12. [+]
        Paint Your Agon by G.W. Bowersock, pp. 26-27 - 2 Reviews
        Ancient Greek Athletics by Stephen G. Miller
        Games for the Gods by John H. Herrmann Jr. and Christine Kondoleon
      13. To Nicholas Hawksmoor by Hannah Baker, pp. 28-29
      14. [+]
        The Memory Hall by Nathan Glazer, pp. 30-33 - 1 Review
        Their Last Battle by Nicolaus Mills
      15. New York Diarist: Sidney by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 34-36
      16. Cover Illustration by Viktor Koen
    7. [+]
      August 30, 2004 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Touch of Gray by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Emergency Exit by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Urumqi Dispatch: Purple Haze by Joshua Kurlantzick, p. 10
      6. Pawn Shop by Janine Zacharia, pp. 11-12
      7. Rome Dispatch: When in Rome by Yasmine Ergas, p. 13
      8. Wolff Trapped by Michelle Cottle, pp. 14-17
      9. Vision Impaired by Spencer Ackerman, pp. 18-23
      10. [+]
        Films: Plots, Thick and Thin by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        The Manchurian Candidate (2004 Film) by Jonathan Demme
        She Hate Me (2004 Film) by Spike Lee
      11. Theater: The Past Revisited by Robert Brustein, pp. 25-26
      12. [+]
        Idiot Wind by James Wolcott, pp. 27-30 - 1 Review
        Dylan's Visions of Sin by Christopher Ricks
      13. [+]
        The Essential Element by Oren Harman, pp. 31-33 - 2 Reviews
        Enriching the Earth by Vaclav Smil
        Fritz Haber: Chemist, Nobel Laureate, German, Jew by Dietrich Stoltzenberg
      14. Cold Calls by Edward Hirsch, pp. 34-37
      15. Framingham Diarist: Old School by Brian Hindo, pp. 38-40
      16. Cover Illustration by Drew Friedman
    8. [+]
      September 6, 2004 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Apocalypse Redux by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. Matter of Fact by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Campaign Journal: Defense Less by Ryan Lizza, p. 12
      6. London Dispatch: Silk Purse by Oliver Burkeman, pp. 13-15
      7. Prevent Defense by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 16-17
      8. Freed Radicals by John B. Judis, pp. 18-21
      9. Opportunism Knocks by Franklin Foer, pp. 22-23
      10. Profit Sharing by Michael Crowley, pp. 24-27
      11. [+]
        Films: Jewish Fates by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 2 Reviews
        Rosenstrasse (2003 Film) by Margarethe von Trotta
        Almost Peaceful (2004 Film) by Michel Deville
      12. Music: The Blogging of American Pop by David Hajdu, pp. 29-31
      13. [+]
        Against Appomattox by Thomas J. Brown and Elisabeth Sifton, pp. 32-36 - 2 Reviews
        Gettysburg by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
        Grant Comes East by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
      14. [+]
        Move Over, Confucious by Joshua Kurlantzick, pp. 37-39 - 1 Review
        Jesus in Beijing by David Aikman
      15. The Kiss by Eve Grubin, pp. 40-41
      16. New York Diarist by James Loeffler, pp. 42-44
      17. Cover Photographs by Brad Rickerby
    9. [+]
      September 13, 2004 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Great Divide by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Island Mentality by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Convention Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Press the Flesh by Michael Crowley, p. 10
      6. Sign Language by Jason Zengerle, pp. 11-13
      7. The Gumblers by Franklin Foer, pp. 14-16
      8. Black Hat Trick by Noam Scheiber, pp. 17-19
      9. Tanked by Clay Risen, pp. 20-21
      10. Up and Away by Jonathan Chait, p. 22
      11. Officer Politics by Lawrence F. Kaplan, pp. 23-25
      12. [+]
        Films: Marriages and Murders by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004 Film) by John J. Curran
        Collateral (2004 Film) by Michael Mann
      13. The Door Stands Open by Seamus Heaney, pp. 27-28
      14. A Confession by Czeslaw Milosz, pp. 29-30
      15. The Death of Hippocrates by Sherwin B. Nuland, pp. 31-38
      16. [+]
        I Beg Your Pardon by Ruth Franklin, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review
        The Lemon Table by Julian Barnes
      17. Cambridge Diarist by Martin Peretz, pp. 42-44
      18. Cover Illustration by Peter Hoey and Maria Hoey
    10. [+]
      September 27, 2004 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Character Acting by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Opportunity Cost by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Campaign Journal: Flip Side by Ryan Lizza, p. 10
      6. On the Hill: Muzzled by Michael Crowley, pp. 11-12
      7. Missed Target by Jonathan COhn, p. 13
      8. Moscow Dispatch: Red to Brown by Masha Gessen, pp. 14-17
      9. Gaza City Dispatch: Strip Maul by Joshua Hammer, p. 18
      10. Center Right by Yossi Klein Halevi and Michael B. Oren, pp. 19-23
      11. [+]
        Films: Waugh and Peace by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Bright Young Things (2003 Film) by Stephen Fry
      12. Art: The Clown as Hero by Jed Perl, pp. 25-29
      13. [+]
        The Holes In His Head by Wyatt Mason, pp. 30-32 - 1 Review
        In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman
      14. [+]
        Strong Medicine by David J. Rothman, pp. 33-35 - 1 Review
        The Truth About the Drug Companies by Marcia Angell
      15. Cloud Machine by Erica Ehrenberg, pp. 36-37
      16. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 38-40
      17. Cover Photo by Reinhard Krause
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 2004 = 11 Issues, 180 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 4, 2004 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Double Standards II by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Fool Me Once by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Campaign Journal: Comeback? by Ryan Lizza, p. 10
      6. As I Say by J. Peter Scoblic, pp. 11-13
      7. Only in America by Jason Zengerle, pp. 14-16
      8. Rematch by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 17-19
      9. [+]
        Films: Adventurous Women by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20 - 2 Reviews
        Vanity Fair (2004 Film) by Mira Nair
        Zelary (2003 Film) by Ondrej Trojan
      10. [+]
        And God Saw Literature, That It Was Good by Cynthia Ozick, pp. 21-25 - 1 Review
        The Five Books of Moses by Robert Alter
      11. [+]
        Follow the Money by David Thomson, pp. 26-28 - 3 Reviews
        Down and Dirty Pictures by Peter Biskind
        Open Wide by Dade Hayes and Jonathan Bing
        Blockbuster by Tom Shone
      12. Listening to Shahram Nazeri by Robert Bly, pp. 29-30
      13. [+]
        Tempest in a Cup by Richard Jenkyns, pp. 31-33 - 1 Review
        The Holy Grail by Richard Barber
      14. Washington Diarist by Franklin Foer, pp. 34-36
      15. Cover Design by Joseph Heroun
    2. [+]
      October 11, 2004 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Speech Impediment by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Flip Flop by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Campaign Journal: Red Zone by Ryan Lizza, pp. 10-11
      6. Shadow Knows by Franklin Foer, pp. 12-13
      7. Empty Pew by Amy Sullivan, pp. 14-15
      8. Istanbul Dispatch: Turkey Club by Hassan Fattah, pp. 16-17
      9. Evil Lesser by Martin Peretz, pp. 18-19
      10. Hero Worship by Noam Scheiber, pp. 20-25
      11. [+]
        Films: To Tell the Truth by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003 Film) by Ming-liang Tsai
        Tarnation (2004 Film) by Jonathan Caouette
      12. [+]
        Theater: Keeping Company With Kaufman by Robert Brustein, pp. 27-29 - 1 Review
        Kaufman and Co. by Laurence Maslon and George S. Kaufman
      13. [+]
        Whigged Out by Gertrude Himmelfarb, pp. 30-35 - 1 Review
        Herbert Butterfield: Historian as Dissenter by C.T. McIntire
      14. The Paris of Stories by Charlie Smith, pp. 36-40
      15. [+]
        After Welfare by Jacob S. Hacker, pp. 41-46 - 1 Review
        American Dream by Jason DeParle
      16. [+]
        CSI: Baker Street by Richard A. Posner, pp. 47-49 - 1 Review
        The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and Leslie S. Klinger
      17. New York Diarist by Andrew Rice, pp. 50-52
      18. Cover Illustration by Viktor Koen
    3. [+]
      October 18, 2004 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Past Imperfect by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. Flex Time by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Campaign Journal: Local Hero by Ryan Lizza, p. 12
      6. Crossing Over by Michael Crowley, pp. 13-14
      7. Mum's the Word by Lawrence F. Kaplan, pp. 15-16
      8. Turn On by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 17-19
      9. Fictional Character by Jonathan Chait, pp. 20-23
      10. [+]
        Films: Compassions by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        The Motorcycle Diaries (2004 Film) by Walter Salles
        Moolaade (2004 Film) by Ousmane Sembene
      11. Jazz: Notes Toward a Definition by Albert Murray, pp. 25-27
      12. [+]
        The Spoils by James Wood, pp. 28-30 - 1 Review
        Author, Author by David Lodge
      13. The Donkey by William Logan, pp. 31-33
      14. [+]
        All That Glimmers by Ruth Franklin, pp. 34-37 - 1 Review
        Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick
      15. Cleveland Diarist by Jeremy Kahn, pp. 38-40
      16. Cover Photograph by Shawn Thew
    4. [+]
      October 25, 2004 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Uniform Standard by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. Slam Dunk by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Campaign Journal: Sole Influence by Ryan Lizza, p. 12
      6. Gardez Dispatch: Ink Stain by Nir Rosen, pp. 13-14
      7. Idea Man by Spencer Ackerman, pp. 15-19
      8. Conscientious Objector by Robert A. George, pp. 20-23
      9. [+]
        Films: Insight and Oversight by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Sex Is Comedy (2002 Film) by Catherine Breillat
        I Heart Huckabees (2004 Film) by David O. Russell
      10. Music: God Only Knows by David Hajdu, pp. 25-27
      11. [+]
        Saving Thomas by David J. Garrow, pp. 28-30 - 1 Review
        Judging Thomas by Ken Foskett
      12. Iphigenia's Dissent by Kathryn Starbuck, pp. 31-33
      13. [+]
        Hell by Jamey Gambrell, pp. 34-37 - 1 Review
        The Death of a Poet by Irma Kudrova
      14. Los Angeles Diarist by Tom Frank, pp. 38-40
    5. [+]
      November 1, 2004 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Ad Lib by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-7
      3. Kerry for President by The Editors, pp. 8-9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Campaign Journal: Backward by Ryan Lizza, p. 12
      6. Class Warfare by Noam Scheiber, pp. 13-14
      7. At the Helm by Jason Zengerle, pp. 15-17
      8. Life Altering by Michael Kinsley, p. 18
      9. HAVAC by Alec Appelbaum, pp. 19-20
      10. Nuclear Option by Michael Crowley, pp. 21-23
      11. Pro Choice by Andrei Cherny, pp. 24-27
      12. [+]
        Films: Fire and Ice by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 28-29 - 2 Reviews
        Stage Beauty (2004 Film) by Richard Eyre
        Vodka Lemon (2003 Film) by Hiner Saleem
      13. Theater: In the Jungle by Robert Brustein, pp. 30-31
      14. Nobel Savage by Ruth Franklin, pp. 32-33
      15. Pryomancy by Ellen Wehle, p. 34
      16. [+]
        Forward, Medicine! by Jerome Groopman, pp. 35-41 - 1 Review
        Proteus Effect by Ann B. Parson
      17. Washington Post by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 42-44
      18. Cover Illustration by Nancy Stahl
    6. [+]
      November 8, 2004 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Easy Does It by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Priceless by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Us and Them by Martin Peretz, pp. 10-11
      6. Hard Press by Michelle Cottle, pp. 12-15
      7. False Dawn by Jason Zengerle, pp. 16-17
      8. Supreme Mistake by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 18-23
      9. [+]
        Films: Some London Lives by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Being Julia (2004 Film) by Istvan Szabo
        Vera Drake: Wife, Mother, Criminal (2004 Film) by Mike Leigh
      10. [+]
        The Ding-Dong of Doom by Christopher Benfey, pp. 25-29 - 1 Review
        One Matchless Time by Jay Parini
      11. [+]
        Process and Reality by Benny Morris, pp. 30-35 - 1 Review
        The Missing Peace by Dennis Ross
      12. Out of the Office by David Mason, pp. 36-37
      13. Washington Diarist by Michael Crowley, pp. 38-40
      14. Cover Illustration by Alex Nabaum
    7. [+]
      November 15, 2004 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: What Went Wrong? by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. 51-48 by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Night Falls by Ryan Lizza, p. 12
      6. Turn Around by Michael Crowley, pp. 13-14
      7. 30 Years' War by John B. Judis, Ruy Teixeira, and Marisa Katz, p. 15
      8. Blind Side by Jason Zengerle, pp. 16-17
      9. Jerusalem Dispatch: Rigor Mortis by Yossi Klein Halevi, p. 18
      10. Out of Beijing by Stephanie Giry, pp. 19-23
      11. [+]
        Films: Revelations by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Sideways (2004 Film) by Alexander Payne
        Anatomy of Hell (2004 Film) by Catherine Breillat
      12. Art: The Beauty Trap by Jed Perl, pp. 25-27
      13. [+]
        To Hellas and Back by Peter Green, pp. 28-31 - 4 Reviews
        Alexander: Destiny and Myth by Claude Mosse
        Alexander the Conqueror by Laura Foreman
        Alexander the Great by Paul Cartledge
        Alexander the Great by Tania Gergel
      14. To a Cheetah in the Moscow Zoo by Durs Grunbein, p. 32
      15. [+]
        Swamp Things by Michael Grunwald, pp. 33-37 - 1 Review
        Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
      16. Washington Diarist by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 38-40
      17. Cover Photo by Don Murray
    8. [+]
      November 22, 2004 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: United They Fall by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Arafat by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Bad Messenger by Martin Peretz, p. 10
      6. Uncivil Union by Andrew Sullivan, p. 11
      7. The Elect by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 12-13
      8. Own Up by Eliot Spitzer, p. 14
      9. Renewed Deal by Andrei Cherny, pp. 15-16
      10. Campaign Journal: Bad Message by Ryan Lizza, pp. 17-19
      11. [+]
        Films: Vulnerabilities by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20 - 2 Reviews
        Enduring Love (2004 Film) by Roger Michell
        Birth (2004 Film) by Jonathan Glazer
      12. [+]
        Bad Will Hunting by Richard Jenkyns, pp. 21-23 - 1 Review
        Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt
      13. [+]
        Master and Slave by Alan Taylor, pp. 24-28 - 1 Review
        Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom by Rhys Isaac
      14. [+]
        Idelible Marks by Justin Driver, pp. 29-31 - 1 Review
        Black Trials by Mark S. Weiner
      15. Modernism 2 by Doug Sanders, pp. 32-33
      16. Claremore Diarist by Brad Carson, pp. 34-36
      17. Cover Illustration by Mark Alan Stamaty
    9. [+]
      November 29, 2004 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Morally Correct by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. End of Discussion by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Nablus Dispatch: Family Feud by Dan Ephron, p. 12
      6. Friend Like This by David Armstrong, pp. 13-14
      7. House Call by Noam Scheiber, p. 15
      8. Cape Hope by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 16-17
      9. How to Judge by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 18-20
      10. Debt Riders by Clay Risen, pp. 21-27
      11. [+]
        Films: Rites of Stardom by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 2 Reviews
        Alfie (2004 Film) by Charles Shyer
        Callas Forever (2002 Film) by Franco Zeffirelli
      12. Art: Modern Immaturity by Jed Perl, pp. 29-33
      13. [+]
        The Archives of Evil by Martin Malia, pp. 34-40 - 4 Reviews
        From Darkness to Light by Igal Halfin
        Terror in My Soul by Igal Halfin
        The Affirmative Action Empire by Terry Martin
        Making Sense of War by Amir Weiner
      14. Allegory With Wasps by Anna Ross, p. 41
      15. Cambridge Diarist by Martin Peretz, pp. 42-44
      16. Cover Illustration by Phil Foster
    10. [+]
      December 13, 2004 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Federal Express by Andrew Sullivan, pp. 6-8
      3. Scream 2 by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Small Chance by Spencer Ackerman, p. 12
      6. Collateral by Stephanie Giry, pp. 13-15
      7. State's Rights by Lawrence F. Kaplan, p. 16
      8. A Fighting Faith by Peter Beinart, pp. 17-29
      9. [+]
        Films: Delicate Subjects by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 2 Reviews
        Kinsey (2004 Film) by Bill Condon
        Finding Neverland (2004 Film) by Marc Forster
      10. Music: Unchained Heart by David Hajdu, p. 31
      11. Concrete Poem by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 32-33
      12. [+]
        Art: Bookings by Jed Perl, pp. 34-37 - 21 Reviews
        Matisse at Villa le Reve by Marie-France Boyer and Helene Adant
        From Mind, Heart, and Hand by Stuart Cary Welch and Kimberly Masteller
        Drawn by the Brush by Peter C. Sutton, Marjorie E. Wieseman, and Nico van Hout, ...
        Franz Kline, 1910-1962 by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, David Anfam, and Dore Ashton, ...
        Barnett Newman: A Catalogue Raisonne by Richard Shiff, Carol C. Mancusi-Ungaro, and Heidi Colsman-Freyberger, ...
        Luminous Art by Susan L. Braunstein
        Vasemania: Form and Ornament in Neoclassical Europe by Stefanie Walker
        The Arts and Crafts Movement in Europe and America by Wendy Kaplan
        Spirit Into Matter by Julian Cox and Edmund Teske
        Documentary and Anti-Graphic Photographs by Daniel Girardin, Ian Jeffrey, Agnes Sire, and Peter Galassi, ...
        As We Were by Rosamond B. Vaule and Richard Benson
        Many Are Called by Walker Evans
        Story Lines by Robert Frank
        Rudy Burckhardt by Phillip Lopate, Vincent Katz, and Rudy Burckhardt, ...
        Auguste Rodin by Rainer Maria Rilke and Michael Eastman
        The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, and Other Poems by Pablo Picasso, Jerome Rothenberg, and Pierre Joris, ...
        Sebastian's Arrows by Salvador Dali and Federico Garcia Lorca
        The Artist's Reality by Mark Rothko
        The Letters of Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov by Robert Bertholf, Albert Gelpi, and Robert Duncan, ...
        Just the Thing by William Corbett and James Schuyler
        The Sweet Singer of Modernism, and Other Art Writings, 1985-2003 by Bill Berkson
      13. Poem by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 38-39
      14. [+]
        Television: The Attraction of Repulsion by Lee Siegel, pp. 40-41 - 1 Review
        The Godfather Returns by Mark Winegardner
      15. Psalms by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 42-45
      16. Mt. Zion by Yehuda Amichai, p. 46
      17. [+]
        The Ogee Curve by James Wood, pp. 47-49 - 1 Review
        The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
      18. Washington Diarist: Mad About Me by Jonathan Chait, pp. 50-52
      19. Cover Illustration by Phil Foster
    11. [+]
      December 20, 2004 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: The Good Fight by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. Seeing Red by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. On the Hill: Invalid Licence by Michael Crowley, pp. 12-15
      6. Moscow Dispatch: Orange Envy by Masha Gessen, pp. 16-17
      7. Abidjan Dispatch: Rumblings by Michael Peel, p. 18
      8. Berlin Dispatch: Unreconciled by John B. Judis, pp. 19-21
      9. Identity Crisis by Franklin Foer, pp. 22-29
      10. [+]
        Films: Mixed Blessings by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 2 Reviews
        A Very Long Engagement (2004 Film) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
        Bad Education (2004 Film) by Pedro Almodovar
      11. Theater: The Rebirth of Political Theater by Robert Brustein, pp. 31-32
      12. [+]
        The Man Who Would Not Be King by Gordon S. Wood, pp. 33-35 - 1 Review
        His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis
      13. The Want Room by Sharon Dolin, p. 36
      14. [+]
        Beatiful as He Did It by Glyn Maxwell, pp. 37-41 - 1 Review
        Elected Friends by Matthew Spencer, Robert Frost, and Edward Thomas, ...
      15. New York Diarist: The Aviator by Stephanie Sandberg, pp. 42-44
      16. Cover Illustration by Michael Witte
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  Issues of 2005 = 42 Issues, 652 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 42 Issues, 634 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 24 Issues, 424 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 2008 = 18 Issues, 352 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 21 Issues, 414 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 19 Issues, 320 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2010 = 19 Issues, 320 Articles