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December 31, 2008 Issue
- 21 Articles
'The Worst Place'
The Editors
, p. 1
How to exorcise Rwandan ghosts in Congo
TRB: Scared Yet?
Jonathan Chait
, pp. 2-4
The Wall Street Journal's punctuation fetish
The Mall
Obama's team of grinds
Michelle Cottle
, p. 5
Who is Jim Jones?
Michael Crowley
, pp. 6-8
How the new president can boost high culture
Jed Perl
, p. 9
Medicine is the best stimulus
Jacob S. Hacker
, pp. 10-11
Learning from FDR's mistakes
Alan Brinkley
, pp. 12-13
Features
Auto Destruct
Jonathan Cohn
, pp. 14-17
The tragic nobility of Detroit
Children of the Revolution
Eve Fairbanks
, pp. 18-20
House Republicans, now even nuttier
Going Under
Jason Zengerle
, pp. 21-25
A doctor's downfall, and a profession's struggle with addiction
Books and the Arts
Films: Insights
Stanley Kauffmann
, p. 26
Essay: Why Mantegna Matters
Keith Christiansen
, pp. 27-31
The dark beauty at the heart of the Renaissance
[+]
Only a Man
(Review)
Robert Alter
, pp. 32-33
Yehuda Amichai, by Nili Scharf Gold
Yehuda Amichai
by Nili Scharf Gold
The Rustle of History's Wings, As They Used To Say
Yehuda Amichai
, pp. 34-35
[+]
The Prop of the Knout
(Review)
Leon Aron
, pp. 36-37
Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent, by John Garrard and Carol Garrard
Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent
by John Garrard and Carol Garrard
[+]
Modesty and Power
(Review)
Richard A. Posner
, pp. 38-40
Law and Judicial Duty, by Philip Hamburger
Law and Judicial Duty
by Philip Hamburger
[+]
When Barbarism Won
(Review)
Istvan Deak
, pp. 41-42
Hitler's Empire, by Mark Mazower
Hitler's Empire
by Mark Mazower
I, Putative
Geri Doran
, pp. 43-44
[+]
The New New Media
(Review)
Tim Wu
, pp. 45-47
The Future of the Internet---And How to Stop It, by Jonathan Zittrain
The Future of the Internet---And How to Stop It
by Jonathan Zittrain
Washington Diarist
Leon Wieseltier
, pp. 48-50
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