Bad Fortune, by Bay Fang, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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Bad Fortune

The perilous journey of Chinese immigrants who opened an electronics store in Baghdad

by Bay Fang

The New Republic, July 10, 2006, pp. 9-12

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      11. [+]
        Getting In by Alan Wolfe, pp. 30-37 - 1 Review
        A Nation by Design by Aristide R. Zolberg
      12. New York Diarist by Spencer Morgan, pp. 38-40
      13. Cover Illustration by Dennis Mukai
    7. [+]
      May 15, 2006 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Again by The Editors, pp. 1-3
      2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      3. TRB: Simple Life by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-9
      4. Are, Too by Ryan Lizza, pp. 10-11
      5. Floaters by Michael Crowley, pp. 12-13
      6. Words Fail by Andrew B. Loewenstein, p. 14
      7. The Tril by Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, p. 15
      8. The Void by Samantha Power, pp. 16-17
      9. Next Casualty by Eric Reeves, pp. 18-19
      10. A Very Long Engagement by Marisa Katz, pp. 20-21
      11. Stilled Lives by Michal Ronnen Safdie, pp. 22-25
      12. [+]
        Films: Power Problems by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        American Dreamz (2006 Film) by Paul Weitz
        Stolen (2005 Film) by Rebecca Dreyfus
      13. [+]
        An Imperialist Indifference by Richard Just, pp. 27-29 - 2 Reviews
        Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide by Gerard Prunier
        Darfur: A Short History of a Long War by Julie Flint and Alex de Waal
      14. [+]
        Escape to Duty by Christine Stansell, pp. 30-35 - 1 Review
        Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy by Louise W. Knight
      15. [+]
        Patrimonies by Joseph Frank, pp. 36-37 - 2 Reviews
        Russian Conservatism and Its Critics by Richard Pipes
        Vixi: Memoirs of a Non-Belonger by Richard Pipes
      16. Heimatlos by April Bernard, pp. 38-41
      17. East Grinstead Diarist by Andrew Sullivan, pp. 42-44
    8. [+]
      May 22, 2006 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Nice Ass by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Jeep Grand Tragedy by The Editors, p. 7
      4. On the Hill: Barton Fink by Michael Crowley, pp. 8-9
      5. Simon Says by Franklin Foer, pp. 10-13
      6. Two-Timing by Michelle Cottle, pp. 14-15
      7. Kiefer Madness by Christopher Orr, pp. 16-19
      8. Elite Model by John B. Judis, pp. 20-23
      9. [+]
        Films: Drama and Disorder by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        United 93 (2006 Film) by Paul Greengrass
        Clean (2004 Film) by Olivier Assayas
      10. [+]
        Television: Hedonism by Lee Siegel, pp. 25-27 - 1 Review
        Big Love (2006 Film)
      11. [+]
        Letting Go by James Wood, pp. 28-31 - 1 Review
        Everyman by Philip Roth
      12. [+]
        Virtues and Verdicts by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 32-36 - 1 Review
        Justice in Robes by Ronald Dworkin
      13. [+]
        The Demigod by Christopher Benfey, pp. 37-39 - 1 Review
        Flaubert: A Biography by Frederick Brown
      14. The Experiment by Erica Ehrenberg, pp. 40-41
      15. Cambridge Diarist by James Wood, pp. 42-44
      16. Cover Illustration by Oksana Badrak
    9. [+]
      May 29, 2006 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Reform School by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Hear Me Now by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Net Neuter by Keelin McDonell, p. 8
      5. Under Analysis by Spencer Ackerman, pp. 9-11
      6. Base Running by Amy Sullivan, pp. 12-15
      7. Atlanta Postcard: Black Ball by Jason Zengerle, pp. 16-18
      8. Virtually Normal by Gadi Taub, pp. 19-23
      9. [+]
        Films: Back in the Saddle by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Down in the Valley (2005 Film) by David Jacobson
        The Proposition (2005 Film) by John Hillcoat
      10. Music: The Producers by David Hajdu, pp. 25-26
      11. [+]
        Gee Whiz by Robert M. Solow, pp. 27-29 - 1 Review
        Revolutionary Wealth by Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler
      12. [+]
        Gasputin by Stephen Kotkin, pp. 30-33 - 5 Reviews
        Virtual Politics by Andrew Wilson#2
        Kremlin Rising by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser
        Putin's Russia by Anna Politkovskaya
        Inside Putin's Russia by Andrew Jack
        Crafting Democracy by Nicolai N. Petro
      13. February 8, 1924; Gee Jon by Jill McDonough, pp. 34-37
      14. Beirut Diarist by Andrew Lee Butters, pp. 38-40
      15. Cover Illustration by Joe Morse
    10. [+]
      June 5, 2006 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 6-7
      2. TRB: Nighthawks by Peter Beinart, p. 8
      3. Exx-Cons by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Speak Easy by Noam Scheiber, pp. 10-12
      5. Moral Blindness by David Rieff, pp. 13-15
      6. Silent Hill by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 16-18
      7. Thank You for Sharing by Lee Siegel, pp. 19-23
      8. [+]
        Films: Early Years by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary by Valeria Belletti and Cari Beauchamp
        Wah-Wah (2005 Film) by Richard E. Grant
      9. Writing Zion by John Felstiner, pp. 25-26
      10. [+]
        Don't Hold Your Breath by Vali Nasr, pp. 27-30 - 1 Review
        Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi and Azadeh Moaveni
      11. The Lagging Hour by Erica Ehrenberg, p. 31
      12. [+]
        The Courthouse Mice by Richard A. Posner, pp. 32-34 - 2 Reviews
        Courtiers of the Marble Palace by Todd C. Peppers
        Sorcerer's Apprentices by Artemus Ward and David L. Weiden
      13. [+]
        When Looks Could Kill by David Thomson, pp. 35-37 - 1 Review
        Ava Gardner: "Love Is Nothing" by Lee Server
      14. Dagestan Diarist by Kelly McEvers, pp. 38-40
      15. Cover Illustration by Drew Friedman
    11. [+]
      June 19, 2006 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Good Old Boy by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-7
      3. Again, Part II by The Editors, pp. 8-9
      4. Binge and Purge by Jonathan Chait, pp. 10-14
      5. Political Pitch by Franklin Foer, pp. 15-17
      6. Pop Up by Niall Ferguson and Samuel J. Abrams, pp. 18-21
      7. Tropical Messiah by Enrique Krauze, pp. 22-27
      8. [+]
        Films: Divining Divinity by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 1 Review
        The Da Vinci Code (2006 Film) by Ron Howard
      9. [+]
        Democracy's Caudillo by Alvaro Vargas Llosa, pp. 29-30 - 1 Review
        Simon Bolivar: A Life by John Lynch
      10. Memo from My Future Self by Ellen Wehle, pp. 31-32
      11. [+]
        Fear and the Muse by Michael Scammell, pp. 33-36 - 1 Review
        Anna of All the Russias by Elaine Feinstein
      12. [+]
        The Thinking Thing by Charles Larmore, pp. 37-41 - 1 Review
        The Idea of the Self by Jerrold Seigel
      13. London Diarist by Matt Weiland, pp. 42-44
      14. Cover Illustration by Michelle Thompson
    12. [+]
      June 26, 2006 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Good Old Boy II by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Open Net by The Editors, p. 7
      4. On the Hill: Jack in the Box by Michael Crowley, p. 8
      5. Over the Hill by Alexander M. Belenky, pp. 9-10
      6. Kosovo dispatch: Final Status Quo by Jeremy Kahn, pp. 11-13
      7. Technobabble by Christine Rosen, pp. 14-15
      8. Wag the Blog by Ryan Lizza, pp. 16-19
      9. Films: Welcome, No. 17 by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20
      10. Art: Peep Shows for Poets by Jed Perl, pp. 21-24
      11. Groups and Genes by Steven Pinker, pp. 25-27
      12. [+]
        Man Overboard by Martha C. Nussbaum, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
        Manliness by Harvey C. Mansfield
      13. Eye of the Storm, Pescadero Coast by Christina Hutchins, pp. 30-33
      14. Cambridge Diarist by Martin Peretz, pp. 34-36
      15. Cover Illustration by John Hersey
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 2006 = 10 Issues, 148 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 3, 2006 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Tony Award by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Laughter Curve by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Jerusalem Dispatch: Plan B by Yossi Klein Halevi, p. 8
      5. Drug Addiction by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, pp. 9-13
      6. Mass Martyr by Rick Perlstein, pp. 14-16
      7. Spam-a-Lot by Kelly Alexander, p. 17
      8. Nitwit Lit by Michelle Cottle, pp. 18-19
      9. Mutual Fun by Noam Scheiber, p. 20
      10. Mr. Right by Eve Fairbanks, pp. 21-23
      11. [+]
        Films: Fast and Loose by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Only Human (2004 Film) by Dominic Harari and Teresa Pelegri
        A Prairie Home Companion (2006 Film) by Robert Altman
      12. [+]
        Jihad and the Novel by James Wood, pp. 25-26 - 1 Review
        Terrorist by John Updike
      13. Dead Soldier by Kevin Prufer, pp. 27-29
      14. [+]
        Good and Happy by Harvey C. Mansfield, pp. 30-32 - 2 Reviews
        Happiness: A History by Darrin M. McMahon
        Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
      15. [+]
        Allies and Enemies by Istvan Deak, pp. 33-37 - 1 Review
        My Dear Mr. Stalin by Susan Butler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph V. Stalin, ...
      16. Kauai Diarist by Jake Halpern, pp. 38-40
      17. Cover Illustration by Anastasia Vasilakis and Christine Car
    2. [+]
      July 10, 2006 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Political Strategy by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Rank Disloyalty by The Editors, p. 7
      4. New York Postcard: Third Way Out by Ben Smith, p. 8
      5. Bad Fortune by Bay Fang, pp. 9-12
      6. Doctor Know by Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg, ..., pp. 13-14
      7. Letting Go by Lawrence F. Kaplan, pp. 15-19
      8. [+]
        Films: Shadowed Lands by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20 - 2 Reviews
        Excellent Cadavers (1999 Film) by Ricky Tognazzi
        Land of the Blind (2006 Film) by Robert Edwards#2
      9. [+]
        What Was Liberal History? by Sean Wilentz, pp. 21-27 - 1 Review
        Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biography by David S. Brown
      10. December 7, 1982: Charles Brooks by Jill McDonough, pp. 28-29
      11. [+]
        Alms and Arms by Benny Morris, pp. 30-33 - 1 Review
        Hamas by Matthew Levitt
      12. Falluja Diarist by Julian E. Barnes, pp. 34-36
      13. Cover Illustration by Lino
    3. [+]
      July 24, 2006 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Judge Knot by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Attacked by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Power of One by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 8-11
      5. Ban Don Yang Postcard: Stranded by Anna Husarska, pp. 12-13
      6. Good Actors by Spencer Ackerman, pp. 14-18
      7. The Thinker by Jason Zengerle, pp. 19-23
      8. [+]
        Films: New Perceptions by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Gabrielle (2005 Film) by Patrice Chereau
      9. [+]
        Bursting the Thermometer by Ruth Franklin, pp. 25-28 - 1 Review
        Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
      10. Ionian, Of the Jews (50 A.D.), On the Ship by Constantine P. Cavafy, pp. 29-30
      11. [+]
        The Editorialist as Hero by Joseph Frank, pp. 31-35 - 1 Review
        Camus at "Combat" by Jacqueline Levi-Valensi and Albert Camus
      12. [+]
        The Name Game by Chloe Schama, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
        Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead
      13. Washington Diarist by Robert Messenger, pp. 38-40
      14. Cover Illustration by David Cowles
    4. [+]
      July 31, 2006 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Wall Eyed by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. War Old and New by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Cuppa Joe by Jason Zengerle, pp. 8-9
      5. Mole People by Spencer Ackerman, pp. 10-11
      6. Other Means by Lawrence F. Kaplan, p. 12
      7. Beirut Dispatch: Entombed by Annia Ciezadlo, pp. 13-14
      8. War Fair by Michael Walzer, pp. 15-16
      9. Roll Back by Dennis Ross, p. 17
      10. Casus Belli by Moshe Yaalon, pp. 18-19
      11. [+]
        Films: High Fashions by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20 - 2 Reviews
        The Devil Wears Prada (2006 Film) by David Frankel
        Heading South (2005 Film) by Laurent Cantet
      12. Architecture: Extra-Large by Sarah Williams Goldhagen, pp. 21-25
      13. [+]
        The Philosopher and Everyone Else by Damon Linker, pp. 26-28 - 2 Reviews
        Reading Leo Strauss by Steven B. Smith
        Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem by Heinrich Meier
      14. Watch by Muriel Nelson, pp. 29-33
      15. Safed Diarist by Yossi Klein Halevi, pp. 34-36
    5. [+]
      August 7, 2006 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Party Pooped by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Back to the Past by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Thomas Pain by Jonathan Chait, pp. 8-9
      5. The Grudge by Thomas B. Edsall, pp. 10-11
      6. Beirut Dispatch: Sheik Up by Annia Ciezadlo, pp. 12-13
      7. Just Cause by Martin Peretz, pp. 14-15
      8. Second Wives Club by Michelle Cottle, pp. 16-19
      9. [+]
        Films: Fearfully Free by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20 - 1 Review
        Edmond (2005 Film) by Stuart Gordon
      10. Music: The Music of Starbucks by David Hajdu, pp. 21-22
      11. [+]
        The Other American Revolution by Steven Hahn, pp. 23-25 - 1 Review
        Forever Free by Eric Foner
      12. The Geese by Larry Bradley, pp. 26-28
      13. [+]
        The Myth of Me by Adam Kirsch, pp. 29-42 - 1 Review
        Averno by Louise Gluck
      14. New York Diarist by Lee Siegel, p. 43
      15. Cover Illustration by Miguel Santamarina
    6. [+]
      August 14, 2006 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Mo Joe by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Lost City by The Editors, p. 7
      4. White House Watch: Analyze Diss by Ryan Lizza, p. 8
      5. Blind Date by Efraim Halevy, pp. 9-10
      6. New Orleans Postcard: Trading Space by Jed Horne, pp. 11-12
      7. The Golden Ticket by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 13-17
      8. Empire Falls by David Morton, pp. 18-25
      9. [+]
        Films: Chabrol, Continued by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The Bridesmaid (2004 Film) by Claude Chabrol
      10. Art: Time in Venice by Jed Perl, pp. 27-31
      11. [+]
        Progmation by Michael Grunwald, pp. 32-35 - 6 Reviews
        1 Dead in Attic~~One Dead in Attic by Chris Rose
        Breach of Faith by Jed Horne
        The Storm by Ivor van Heerden and Mike Bryan
        The Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley
        Path of Destruction by John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein
        Dispatches from the Edge by Anderson Cooper
      12. Machine Visions by F. Daniel Rzieznek, pp. 36-37
      13. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 38-40
      14. Cover Illustration by Jason Holley
    7. [+]
      August 28, 2006 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: The Ned Scare by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Irresolution by The Editors, p. 7
      4. After Party by Jason Zengerle, pp. 8-9
      5. Beirut Dispatch: Crying Shame by Annia Ciezadlo, pp. 10-11
      6. Haifa Dispatch: Close Quarters by Yossi Klein Halevi, p. 12
      7. Bully Pulpit by Martin Peretz, p. 13
      8. Reality Bites by Spencer Ackerman, pp. 14-15
      9. Ace in the Hole by Kitty Kelley, pp. 16-21
      10. [+]
        Films: Puzzles by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 22 - 2 Reviews
        Scoop (2006 Film) by Woody Allen
        13 Tzameti~~Thirteen Tzameti (2005 Film) by Gela Babluani
      11. [+]
        Love, Actually by James Wood, pp. 23-26 - 1 Review
        The Possibility of an Island by Michel Houellebecq
      12. [+]
        The Mind of the Moralist by Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, pp. 27-29 - 1 Review
        My Life Among the Deathworks by Philip Rieff
      13. The Way; Saeta by Federico Garcia Lorca, p. 30
      14. [+]
        Austen in Alabama by Deborah Friedell, pp. 31-33 - 1 Review
        Mockingbird by Charles J. Shields
      15. Washington Diarist by Thomas B. Edsall, pp. 34-36
      16. Cover Photo by Kitt Amaritnant
    8. [+]
      September 4, 2006 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Speak Not by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Fared Well by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Growing Pains by Michael Crowley, p. 8
      5. Beirut Dispatch: Tour de Force by Annia Ciezadlo, pp. 9-10
      6. Strangerer by Lee Siegel, p. 11
      7. London Broil by Peter Bergen and Paul Cruickshank, pp. 12-13
      8. Gun Crazy by Michael Blanding, pp. 14-16
      9. Apocalypse Now by Edward O. Wilson, pp. 17-19
      10. [+]
        Films: Stone Restrained by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20 - 1 Review
        World Trade Center (2006 Film) by Oliver Stone
      11. The Freedom to Offend by Ian Buruma, pp. 21-22
      12. [+]
        Opera Buffa by Philip Gossett, pp. 23-25 - 1 Review
        The Toughest Show on Earth by Joseph Volpe and Charles Michener
      13. Elegy: Airport by Kevin Prufer, p. 26
      14. [+]
        The Evolution of Evolution by Oren Harman, pp. 27-33 - 1 Review
        Evolution in Four Dimensions by Eva Jablonka and Marion J. Lamb
      15. Washington Diarist by Jonathan Chait, pp. 34-36
      16. Cover Illustration by Greg Mably
    9. [+]
      September 11, 2006 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Caucustan by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Out of Time by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Pain Principle by William J. Stuntz, p. 8
      5. Webb Feat by Michelle Cottle, pp. 9-11
      6. Makeup Call by Jonathan Chait, pp. 12-16
      7. GOPtopia by Michael Crowley, pp. 17-23
      8. [+]
        Films: Conjurings by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review
        The Illusionist (2006 Film) by Neil Burger
      9. Is New York still the dance capital of America? (No.) by Jennifer Homans, p. 25
      10. A Winter Night by Robin Robertson, pp. 26-27
      11. [+]
        Covering Her Century by Christopher Benfey, pp. 28-32 - 1 Review
        Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn by Caroline Moorehead and Martha Gellhorn
      12. [+]
        The Collaborator by Alan Taylor, pp. 33-37 - 1 Review
        White Savage by Fintan O'Toole
      13. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 38-40
      14. Cover Illustration by David Cowles
    10. [+]
      September 25, 2006 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Ism Schism by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Center Folds by The Editors, p. 7
      4. London Dispatch: Splitting Heirs by James Wood, pp. 8-11
      5. Yo Vey! by Jonathan Martin, pp. 12-14
      6. Heckuva Job by Noam Scheiber, pp. 15-17
      7. Mood Indigo by John B. Judis, pp. 18-25
      8. Party Hardy by Thomas B. Edsall, pp. 26-29
      9. [+]
        Films: Different Worlds by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 2 Reviews
        Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005 Film) by Yimou Zhang
        Le Petit Lieutenant (2005 Film) by Xavier Beauvois
      10. The Humanist in the Alleys by Fouad Ajami, pp. 31-33
      11. Conversation Between Coulds by Phillis Levin, pp. 34-36
      12. [+]
        Deathworks by David Thomson, pp. 37-41 - 2 Reviews
        Exquisite Corpse by Mark Nelson and Sarah Hudson Bayliss
        Black Dahlia Avenger by Steve Hodel
      13. Washington Diarist by Michael Crowley, pp. 42-44
      14. Cover Illustration by Erik T. Johnson
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 2006 = 11 Issues, 172 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 2, 2006 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: At Long Last by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Compromised by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Meshoppen Postcard: Choker by Eve Fairbanks, pp. 8-9
      5. Double Emnity by Jason Zengerle, pp. 10-13
      6. Peace Now... by Lawrence F. Kaplan, pp. 14-15
      7. Clerical Era by Andrew Lee Butters, pp. 16-18
      8. Crude Awakening by Joshua Kurlantzick, pp. 19-27
      9. [+]
        Films: Parting of Ways by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Old Joy (2006 Film) by Kelly Reichardt
      10. [+]
        Meow Mix by James Wolcott, pp. 29-35 - 3 Reviews
        Mommy Wars by Leslie Morgan Steiner
        To Hell With All That by Caitlin Flanagan
        Get to Work by Linda R. Hirshman
      11. [+]
        The Epilogue by Ruth Franklin, pp. 36-39 - 1 Review
        Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland After Auschwitz by Jan T. Gross
      12. Policing the Yard by John Hollander, pp. 40-41
      13. La Guaira Diarist by Sacha Feinman, pp. 42-44
      14. Cover Illustration by Aaron Meshon
    2. [+]
      October 9, 2006 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Free for All by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Absurdistan by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Politborough by Boris Fishman, pp. 8-9
      5. War-niks by Spencer Ackerman, pp. 10-11
      6. Poison Pen by Sanford Levinson, p. 12
      7. Good Ole Goy by T.A. Frank, p. 13
      8. The Shadow Capitol by Thomas Frank, pp. 14-19
      9. [+]
        Films: Liberalizers by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20 - 2 Reviews
        Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006 Film) by Freida Lee Mock
        Al Franken: God Spoke (2005 Film) by Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus
      10. Paleologus and Us by David Nirenberg, pp. 21-23
      11. [+]
        Block That Metaphor! by Steven Pinker, pp. 24-28 - 1 Review
        Whose Freedom? by George Lakoff
      12. [+]
        The Pen and the Baton by G.W. Bowersock, pp. 29-31 - 1 Review
        Divas and Scholars by Philip Gossett
      13. Tonight by Rowan Ricardo Phillips, pp. 32-33
      14. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 34-36
    3. [+]
      October 16, 2006 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Heads Up by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. [+]
        By the Horns by The Editors, p. 7 - 1 Review
        Borat (2006 Film) by Larry Charles
      4. Closet Cases by Andrew Sullivan, p. 8
      5. White Lie by Randall Kennedy, pp. 9-10
      6. Jerusalem Dispatch: Unwanted Man by Yossi Klein Halevi, p. 11
      7. On the Lamb by D.T. Max, pp. 12-14
      8. Neo-McCain by John B. Judis, pp. 15-21
      9. [+]
        Films: Life Forces by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 22 - 2 Reviews
        All the King's Men (2006 Film) by Steven Zaillian
        49 Up~~Forty-Nine Up (2005 Film) by Michael Apted
      10. [+]
        Music: The Lonesome Road by David Hajdu, pp. 23-25 - 1 Review
        Haunted Heart by Linda Dahl
      11. [+]
        The Gardener by John Lewis Gaddis, pp. 26-31 - 1 Review
        Dean Acheson: A Life in the Cold War by Robert L. Beisner
      12. [+]
        It Could Be Worse by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 32-36 - 1 Review
        Our Undemocratic Constitution by Sanford Levinson
      13. [+]
        The Gift by David A. Bell, pp. 37-39 - 1 Review
        Marcel Mauss: A Biography by Marcel Fournier
      14. The Llano River by John Poch, pp. 40-41
      15. Sancti Spiritus Diarist by Danna Harman, pp. 42-44
      16. Cover Illustration by David Cowles
    4. [+]
      October 23, 2006 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: The Right Man by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Take This Job by The Editors, p. 7
      4. [+]
        Rummyache by Jonathan Chait, pp. 8-9 - 1 Review
        Rumsfeld: A Personal Portrait by Midge Decter
      5. Crossfire by Michael Crowley, pp. 10-11
      6. New York Postcard: Bad Cop by Ben Smith, pp. 12-13
      7. Bonesmen by Christopher Heaney, pp. 14-19
      8. Cowboy Nation by Robert Kagan, pp. 20-23
      9. [+]
        Films: Enthroned by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review
        The Queen (2006 Film) by Stephen Frears
      10. [+]
        The Fear of Religion by Thomas Nagel, pp. 25-27 - 1 Review
        The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
      11. Question About an Old Question by John Hollander, p. 28
      12. [+]
        Shieks and Floods by Peter Green, pp. 29-33 - 1 Review
        Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford by Peter Y. Sussman and Jessica Mitford
      13. [+]
        The Escape Artist by Chloe Schama, pp. 34-37 - 1 Review
        Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
      14. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 38-40
      15. Cover Illustration by Tim Gabor
    5. [+]
      October 30, 2006 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: War Torn by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Optimism Gap by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Pop Warner by Ryan Lizza, pp. 8-9
      5. Jersey Barrier by Thomas B. Edsall, pp. 10-11
      6. Fast Times by Zvika Krieger, p. 12
      7. Study Break by Jeanne Lenzer, pp. 13-14
      8. Page Turner by Noam Scheiber, pp. 15-16
      9. Daddy Dearest by Michelle Cottle, pp. 17-18
      10. Hacks!, pp. 19-21
      11. [+]
        Films: Themes and Schemes by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 22 - 2 Reviews
        The Departed (2006 Film) by Martin Scorsese
        Black Gold (2006 Film) by Nick Francis and Marc Francis
      12. [+]
        Art: The Varieties of Artistic Experience by Jed Perl, pp. 23-26 - 2 Reviews
        The Language of Forms by Meyer Schapiro
        Romanesque Architectural Sculpture by Meyer Schapiro
      13. Apertures by Jessica E. Johnson, pp. 27-29
      14. [+]
        Up From Bullshit by Simon Blackburn, pp. 30-33 - 1 Review
        On Truth by Harry G. Frankfurt
      15. Brooklyn Diarist by Spencer Ackerman, pp. 34-36
      16. Cover Photoillustration by Lou Beach
    6. [+]
      November 6, 2006 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Going Native by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Ay, Caramba by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Mass Appeal by Jason Zengerle, p. 8
      5. Subpoena Envy by Michael Crowley, pp. 9-10
      6. Cost Qatar by Garance Franke-Ruta, pp. 11-12
      7. Novel Approach by Marisa Katz, p. 13
      8. The Unrealist by Rick Perlstein, pp. 14-15
      9. Freakoutonomics by Jonathan Chait, pp. 16-19
      10. [+]
        Films: Degrees of Self by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 20 - 2 Reviews
        Infamous (2006 Film) by Douglas McGrath#2
        Climates (2006 Film) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
      11. [+]
        The God That Never Failed by Alan Wolfe, pp. 21-23 - 1 Review
        Tempting Faith by David Kuo
      12. The Invention of Song by Bruce Bond, pp. 24-25
      13. [+]
        Fanciness and Fatality by Helen Vendler, pp. 26-33 - 2 Reviews
        Horse Latitudes by Paul Muldoon
        The End of the Poem by Paul Muldoon
      14. Sinjar Diarist by Lawrence F. Kaplan, pp. 34-36
      15. Cover Illustration by Mitch O'Connell
    7. [+]
      November 13, 2006 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 6-7
      2. TRB: Little Tent by Peter Beinart, p. 8
      3. Safe House by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Isanity Offense by Eve Fairbanks, p. 10
      5. Pumped Up by Joe Mathews, pp. 11-12
      6. Denver Postcard: Life Term by Amy Sullivan, pp. 13-14
      7. Full Court Press by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 15-16
      8. Corss Purposes by Damon Linker, pp. 17-20
      9. Baker's Choice by Ryan Lizza, pp. 21-23
      10. [+]
        Films: Men at Arms by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Flags of Our Fathers (2006 Film) by Clint Eastwood
      11. Architecture: Dorm Art by Sarah Williams Goldhagen, pp. 25-28
      12. [+]
        Persecution and the Art of Healing by Peter N. Miller, pp. 29-33 - 1 Review
        Europe's Physician by Hugh Trevor-Roper and Blair Worden
      13. [+]
        A Picture Chap by David Thomson, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review
        Beyond the Epic by Gene D. Phillips
      14. Embers by Henri Cole, pp. 36-37
      15. New York Diarist by Martin Edlund, pp. 38-40
      16. Cover Illustration by John Ritter
    8. [+]
      November 20, 2006 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Block Party by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Rejoice by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Hill of Beans by Conor Clarke, p. 8
      5. West Wing by Thomas B. Edsall, pp. 9-11
      6. House Arrest by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 12-13
      7. Omega Man by Jason Zengerle, pp. 14-15
      8. Private Lesson by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 16-17
      9. Blue's Clues by John B. Judis, pp. 18-20
      10. Sects Appeal by Molly Worthen, pp. 21-25
      11. [+]
        Films: Making His Way by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Absolute Wilson (2006 Film) by Katharina Otto
      12. [+]
        Homegrown Terror by Steven Hahn, pp. 27-29 - 1 Review
        Redemption by Nicholas Lemann
      13. Persia by Tomaz Salamun, p. 30
      14. [+]
        Thinkers and Liars by Joseph Frank, pp. 31-37 - 1 Review
        An Infamous Past by Marta Petreu
      15. Belgrade Diarist by Gish Jen, pp. 38-40
      16. Cover Illustration by Andrio Abero
    9. [+]
      November 27, 2006 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: To the Brink by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Oblications by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Save Whomever We Can by George Packer, pp. 8-9
      5. Admit It's Over by Richard A. Clarke, p. 10
      6. Bring the Troops Home by David Rieff, p. 11
      7. Send More Troops by Robert Kagan, pp. 12-13
      8. Divide Iraq by Peter W. Galbraith, pp. 14-15
      9. Keep It Whole by Reza Aslan, p. 16
      10. Force Everyone to the Table by Anne-Marie Slaughter, p. 17
      11. Deal with the Sunnis by Larry Diamond, pp. 18-19
      12. Crush the Sunnis by James Kurth, p. 20
      13. Ally with the Sunnis by Josef Joffe, p. 21
      14. Bribe the Insurgents by Niall Ferguson, p. 22
      15. Talk, Talk, Talk by Michael Walzer, p. 23
      16. Ignore James Baker by Martin Peretz, p. 24
      17. Try Anything by Leon Wieseltier, p. 25
      18. [+]
        On Films: Altering States by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Volver (2006 Film) by Pedro Almodovar
        Iraq in Fragments (2006 Film)
      19. Dance by Jennifer Homans, pp. 27-29
      20. Menerbes by Nathaniel Bellows, pp. 30-32
      21. [+]
        The Bloody Enigma by Andrew J. Nathan, pp. 33-37 - 1 Review
        Mao's Last Revolution by Roderick MacFarquhar and Michael Schoenhals
      22. Washington Diarist by Lawrence F. Kaplan, pp. 38-40
    10. [+]
      December 11, 2006 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Blue Crush by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-7
      3. Partial Solution by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 8-9
      4. Beirut Dispatch: Militias' Intent by Annia Ciezadlo, p. 10
      5. Syriana by Martin Peretz, p. 11
      6. War College by Andrew Delbanco, pp. 12-13
      7. Liberaltarians by Brink Lindsey, pp. 14-23
      8. [+]
        Films: Worlds Apart by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Copying Beethoven (2006 Film) by Agnieszka Holland
        Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1968 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard
      9. [+]
        Martyr by Cynthia Ozick, p. 25 - 1 Review
        My Name Is Rachel Corrie by Alan Rickman, Katharine Viner, and Rachel Corrie, ...
      10. The Son by Sophie Cabot Black, pp. 26-28
      11. [+]
        The Case for Fear by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 29-33 - 2 Reviews
        Overblown by John Mueller
        What's Wrong with Terrorism? by Robert E. Goodin
      12. [+]
        Truth and Consequences by David Nirenberg, pp. 34-37 - 1 Review
        There Is No Crime for Those Who Have Christ by Michael Gaddis
      13. Washington Diarist by Elspeth Reeve, pp. 38-40
    11. [+]
      December 18, 2006 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 6-7
      2. TRB: We Broke It by Peter Beinart, p. 8
      3. Sobriety Check by The Editors, p. 9
      4. On the Hill: Whip It Good by Eve Fairbanks, p. 10
      5. Half Nelson by Isaac Chotiner, p. 11
      6. Internal Affairs by Dennis Ross, p. 12
      7. Stay Classy by Richard D. Kahlenberg, pp. 13-14
      8. The Apostle by Noam Scheiber, pp. 15-21
      9. [+]
        Films: Histories, Fresh and Final by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 22 - 1 Review
        The History Boys (2006 Film) by Nicholas Hytner
      10. Art: A Milder Romanticism by Jed Perl, pp. 23-25
      11. Here, There by Catherine Wing, p. 26
      12. [+]
        The Celestial Teapot by James Wood, pp. 27-31 - 1 Review
        Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
      13. [+]
        The New Hegemon by Vali Nasr, pp. 32-37 - 3 Reviews
        Confronting Iran by Ali M. Ansari
        Hidden Iran by Ray Takeyh
        Iran's Nuclear Ambitions by Shahram Chubin
      14. Cambridge Diarist by Margo Howard, pp. 38-40
      15. Cover Illustration by Marc Burckhardt
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