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The Ballot Blues

by Leon Wieseltier

The New Republic, November 5, 2008, pp. 48-50

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      2. TRB: Half-Baked by Jonathan Chait, p. 4
      3. The Mall by Eve Fairbanks, pp. 5-6
      4. The return of Doughface liberalism by David Greenberg, pp. 7-8
      5. Why we like restrictions on sex by Jeffrey Rosen, p. 9
      6. The real problem with NAFTA by John B. Judis, p. 10
      7. What the pope can teach Democrats about immigration by Michael Sean Winters, p. 11
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      20. Obama/Clinton Cover Image by Nancy Burson
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      2. TRB: Popular Will by Jonathan Chait, pp. 5-6
      3. The Mall by Gabriel Sherman, p. 7
      4. The commander of Obama's nerd army by Noam Scheiber, pp. 8-11
      5. Too many people own homes by Joshua Rosner, pp. 12-13
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      19. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 56-58
      20. Cover by Vanessa Ynda and Frank Polich
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      2. TRB: Entanglements by Jonathan Chait, pp. 5-6
      3. The Mall by Noam Scheiber, p. 7
      4. Mitt Romney's shameless quest for v.p. by Eve Fairbanks, pp. 8-10
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      4. The case against California's gay marriage decision by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 9-11
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      3. The Mall by Michelle Cottle, p. 7
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      2. TRB: Old Flame by Jonathan Chait, pp. 5-6
      3. The Mall by Jason Zengerle, pp. 7-9
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      5. Obama's arugula problem hits home by Gabriel Sherman, pp. 11-12
      6. Will Israel bomb its way to the table? by Shmuel Rosner, p. 13
      7. The tipping-point states by Nate Silver, pp. 14-15
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      19. Cover illustration by Anthony Russo
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      2. TRB: Cartoon Character by Jonathan Chait, pp. 5-6
      3. The Mall by Michael Crowley, p. 7
      4. Barack Obama and the press break up by Gabriel Sherman, pp. 8-11
      5. The House GOP's desperate choice for desperate times by Eve Fairbanks, p. 12
      6. Where are the Bush Democrats? by Nate Silver, p. 13
      7. In praise of the greatest surgeon ever by Sherwin B. Nuland, pp. 14-16
      8. Hitler's Olympics: a cartoon and object lesson by Rafael Medoff and Sal Amendola, pp. 17-18
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        A Very British Gangster (2007 Film) by Donal Macintyre
        Boy A (2007 Film) by John Crowley
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      2. TRB: Bush 36,000 by Jonathan Chait, pp. 5-6
      3. The Mall by Joshua Hammer, pp. 7-8
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      5. The fatal flaw in Bush's greatest accomplishment by David Tuller, p. 11
      6. Bob Novak, my prince of darkness by Michelle Cottle, pp. 11-12
      7. Why conventions matter by Nate Silver, p. 13
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      3. The Mall by Michelle Cottle, pp. 7-8
      4. The working mothers' case against Sarah Palin by Katherine Marsh, pp. 9-10
      5. Cable news's tallest midgets by Greg Veis, pp. 11-12
      6. How neocons made liberals wary of idealism by David Greenberg, p. 13
      7. Obama versus McCain, the money map by Nate Silver, pp. 14-15
      8. Features by Fred Strebeigh, pp. 16-17
      9. Constitutional Biden by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 18-21
      10. More Radical Than Bush by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 22-24
      11. A Man, a Plan, Afghanistan by Peter Bergen, pp. 25-28
      12. [+]
        Films: Settings by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 29 - 2 Reviews
        The Pool (2007 Film) by Chris Smith
        August Evening (2008 Film) by Chris Eska
      13. Art: Philosophical Furnishings by Jed Perl, pp. 30-33
      14. Ecstatic by Lawrence Raab, p. 34
      15. The Problematic Pages by Leon Aron, pp. 35-40
      16. [+]
        The Duty to Rescue by Michael Ignatieff, pp. 41-42 - 1 Review
        Freedom's Battle by Gary J. Bass
      17. [+]
        Found and Lost by Ingrid D. Rowland, pp. 43-47 - 1 Review
        Who Owns Antiquity? by James Cuno
      18. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
      19. Cover photoillustration by Lou Beach
  3. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 2008 = 7 Issues, 140 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 8, 2008 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Fighting Chance by The Editors, pp. 1-4
      2. TRB: Sarah Quaylin by Jonathan Chait, pp. 5-6
      3. The Mall by Eve Fairbanks, pp. 7-9
      4. The truth about John McCain and those DHL workers by Jason Zengerle, pp. 10-11
      5. Enough with small-town triumphalism by Jennifer Bradley and Bruce Katz, pp. 12-13
      6. The Rosenberg bombshell by Martin Peretz, pp. 14-16
      7. How Ohio will be won by Nate Silver, p. 17
      8. Liar's Power by Jonathan Chait, pp. 18-19
      9. Visible Hands by Irwin Stelzer, pp. 20-23
      10. Free Traitors by Christopher Hayes, pp. 24-26
      11. Monsters' Ball by Joshua Kurlantzick, pp. 27-32
      12. [+]
        Films: Matters of Belief by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 33 - 2 Reviews
        Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008 Film) by Woody Allen
        Un Secret (2008 Film) by Claude Miller
      13. [+]
        God is in the House by Ruth Franklin, pp. 34-37 - 1 Review
        Home by Marilynne Robinson
      14. On the Hills of Georgia by Alexander Pushkin, p. 38
      15. [+]
        Skin Deep by Sherwin B. Nuland, pp. 39-40 - 1 Review
        Making the Cut by Anthony Elliott
      16. [+]
        Sing for Me, Muse, the Mania by Christopher Benfey, pp. 41-45 - 1 Review
        Words in Air by Thomas Travisano, Saskia Hamilton, and Elizabeth Bishop, ...
      17. [+]
        Gonzo Sociology by Alan Wolfe, pp. 46-51 - 1 Review
        The Politics of Truth by John H. Summers and C. Wright Mills
      18. [+]
        Love Tomorrow by Francesca Mari, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
        Love Today by Maxim Biller
      19. Kol Nidre by Alicia Ostriker, pp. 54-55
      20. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 56-58
      21. Cover illustration by Nancy Stahl
    2. [+]
      October 22, 2008 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Bankrupt by The Editors, pp. 1-4
      2. TRB: End of an Error by Jonathan Chait, pp. 5-6
      3. The Mall by Joshua Kurlantzick, p. 7
      4. President Obama, ignore this bailout by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 8-9
      5. Sarah Palin's toxic paradise by Sheila Kaplan and Marilyn Berlin Snell, pp. 10-11
      6. Obama's Latino opportunity by Nate Silver, pp. 12-13
      7. Death Defying by John B. Judis, pp. 14-16
      8. Barracuda by Noam Scheiber, pp. 17-21
      9. Invisible Man by David Samuels, pp. 22-27
      10. [+]
        Films: Triad and Tumult by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 2 Reviews
        Ballast (2008 Film) by Lance Hammer
        Elite Squad (2007 Film) by Jose Padilha
      11. [+]
        Music: Get Back by David Hajdu, p. 29 - 1 Review
        John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman
      12. Follow by Matthew Gavin Frank, pp. 30-31
      13. [+]
        The Fatal Handjob by James Wolcott, pp. 32-34 - 1 Review
        Indignation by Philip Roth
      14. [+]
        American Unions by Gordon S. Wood, pp. 35-38 - 1 Review
        The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed
      15. [+]
        Misery and Company by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review
        Leaderless Jihad by Marc Sageman
      16. Autobiography---As a Vase by Leslie Harrison, pp. 42-43
      17. [+]
        Victory and Sorrow by David N. Myers, pp. 44-47 - 1 Review
        Khirbet Khizeh by S. Yizhar
      18. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
      19. Cover illustration by Zach Trenholm
    3. [+]
      November 5, 2008 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Obama for President by The Editors, p. 1
      2. TRB: The Nixon-Obama Debates by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
      3. The Mall by Steven R. Weisman, p. 5
      4. Wingnut blowback in reddest America by Eve Fairbanks, pp. 6-7
      5. Chris Shays, barracuda chum by Suzy Khimm, pp. 8-11
      6. How soldiers really vote by Jason Dempsey, pp. 12-13
      7. A moneyman's lament by Michael E. Lewitt, p. 14
      8. Foreclosing the polls by Nate Silver, pp. 14-15
      9. The Message Keeper by Jason Zengerle, pp. 16-18
      10. McJustice by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 19-21
      11. Survey Says... by Michael Crowley, pp. 22-27
      12. [+]
        Films: Departure, Arrivals by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 28-29 - 2 Reviews
        Stranded: I'Ve Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2007 Film) by Gonzalo Arijon
        Let the Right One Ine (2008 Film) by Tomas Alfredson
      13. Art: Half Tame by Jed Perl, pp. 30-33
      14. [+]
        The Morning or the Night by Peter N. Miller, pp. 34-38 - 1 Review
        Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic by Ingrid D. Rowland
      15. [+]
        Choosing Life by David Nirenberg, pp. 39-41 - 2 Reviews
        Memoirs by Hans Jonas and Christian Wiese
        The Life and Thought of Hans Jonas by Christian Wiese
      16. July 20, 1969 by Karl Kirchwey, pp. 42-43
      17. [+]
        Oblivion City by Helen Vendler, pp. 44-47 - 1 Review
        Ashes for Breakfast by Durs Grunbein
      18. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
    4. [+]
      November 19, 2008 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Go For It by The Editors, p. 1
      2. TRB: Slow Learners by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
      3. The Mall by Alan Wolfe, pp. 5-7
      4. The Democrats' secret health care plan by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 8-9
      5. The Minutemen turn on each other by Zvika Krieger, p. 10
      6. Russian aggression and the genocide excuse by James P. Rubin, pp. 11-13
      7. The O-List, pp. 14-19
      8. America the Liberal by John B. Judis, pp. 20-22
      9. Obama's Choice by Noam Scheiber, pp. 23-25
      10. The Shadow President by Michael Crowley, pp. 26-27
      11. [+]
        Films: Finding Out by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 28-29 - 2 Reviews
        One Day You'll Understand (2008 Film) by Amos Gitai
        Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008 Film) by Kurt Kuenne
      12. [+]
        The Imperial Vice Presidency by Sam Tanenhaus, pp. 30-31 - 1 Review
        Angler by Barton Gellman
      13. The Revolt by Stephen Dunn, pp. 32-33
      14. [+]
        The Discovery of Pride by Steven Hahn, pp. 34-38 - 1 Review
        Negro with a Hat by Colin Grant
      15. [+]
        Welcome to the Party by Paul Starr, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review
        On the Side of the Angels by Nancy L. Rosenblum
      16. [+]
        Paste and Future by Jenna Weissman Joselit, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        Scrapbooks: An American History by Jessica Helfand
      17. [+]
        The Lonely Workman by Alexander Nemser, pp. 44-46 - 1 Review
        Descartes' Loneliness by Allen R. Grossman
      18. Song: Infernal by Sam Taylor, p. 47
      19. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
      20. Cover photograph by Brooks Kraft
    5. [+]
      December 3, 2008 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Two Presidents at a Time by The Editors, p. 1
      2. TRB: Defining Barack Down by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
      3. The Mall by Noam Scheiber, pp. 5-7
      4. Obama's secret plan to muzzle talk ratio. Very, very secret by Marin Cogan, pp. 8-9
      5. We have an indecency problem. Really by Jeffrey Rosen, p. 10
      6. The recession's here. Let's tax carbon! by Bradford Plumer, pp. 11-12
      7. Obama, The New Republic, and the presents we've loved by Martin Peretz, pp. 13-15
      8. Panin in Detroit by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 16-18
      9. Debt Man Walking by John B. Judis, pp. 19-22
      10. Bailout by Michelle Cottle, pp. 23-27
      11. [+]
        Films: Presidents and Others by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 28-29 - 2 Reviews
        W. (2008 Film) by Oliver Stone
        Stages (2007 Film) by Mijke de Jong
      12. [+]
        The Deadly Jester by Adam Kirsch, pp. 30-33 - 2 Reviews
        In Defense of Lost Causes by Slavoj Zizek
        Violence: Six Sideways Reflections by Slavoj Zizek
      13. Cafe by Adam Zagajewski, pp. 34-36
      14. [+]
        The American Loneliness by Christopher Benfey, pp. 37-39 - 1 Review
        The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder by Robin G. Wilder, Jackson R. Bryer, and Thornton Wilder, ...
      15. Sage by Sarah Arvio, p. 40
      16. [+]
        Really, Doctor? by Sherwin B. Nuland, pp. 41-42 - 1 Review
        Trusting Doctors by Jonathan B. Imber
      17. [+]
        Homage to Caledonia by Roy Foster, pp. 43-45 - 1 Review
        The Invention of Scotland by Hugh Trevor-Roper
      18. [+]
        The Best Addresses by Nathan Glazer, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
        Who's Your City? by Richard Florida
      19. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
      20. Cover by Joseph Heroun
    6. [+]
      December 24, 2008 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Dynamic Duo by The Editors, p. 1
      2. TRB: Summers of Our Content by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
      3. The Mall by Dave Jamieson, pp. 5-6
      4. The roots of jihad in India by Philip Jenkins, pp. 7-8
      5. Don't hold your breath waiting for withdrawal from Iraq by Eli Lake, pp. 9-10
      6. Obama's union-loving education guru by Seyward Darby, p. 11
      7. How peddlers of sleaze became fonts expertises by Suzy Khimm, pp. 12-13
      8. Netanyahu: not so good for the Jews, either by Shmuel Rosner, pp. 14-15
      9. Status Woe by Michelle Cottle, pp. 16-17
      10. Obama vs. Osama by Michael Crowley, pp. 18-21
      11. Man-Made Disaster by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 22-25
      12. [+]
        Films: Taking Risks by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        A Christmas Tale (2008 Film) by Arnaud Desplechin
        Wendy and Lucy (2008 Film) by Kelly Reichardt
      13. Art: Private Lives by Jed Perl, pp. 27-31
      14. [+]
        Mein Buch by Anthony Grafton, pp. 32-35 - 1 Review
        Hitler's Private Library by Timothy W. Ryback
      15. [+]
        Enslavements by Ruth Franklin, pp. 36-39 - 1 Review
        A Mercy by Toni Morrison
      16. [+]
        Exile On Main Street by Caryl Phillips, pp. 40-42 - 1 Review
        The Writer as Migrant by Ha Jin
      17. A Pitbull On a Fire Escape by Ciaran Berry, p. 43
      18. [+]
        Time After Time by Oren Harman, pp. 44-46 - 1 Review
        Rhythms of Life by Russell G. Foster and Leon Kreitzman
      19. After the Rape by Kathryn Starbuck, p. 47
      20. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
      21. Cover illustration by Anastasia Vasilakis
    7. [+]
      December 31, 2008 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. 'The Worst Place' by The Editors, p. 1
      2. TRB: Scared Yet? by Jonathan Chait, pp. 2-4
      3. The Mall by Michelle Cottle, p. 5
      4. Who is Jim Jones? by Michael Crowley, pp. 6-8
      5. How the new president can boost high culture by Jed Perl, p. 9
      6. Medicine is the best stimulus by Jacob S. Hacker, pp. 10-11
      7. Learning from FDR's mistakes by Alan Brinkley, pp. 12-13
      8. Auto Destruct by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 14-17
      9. Children of the Revolution by Eve Fairbanks, pp. 18-20
      10. Going Under by Jason Zengerle, pp. 21-25
      11. Films: Insights by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26
      12. Essay: Why Mantegna Matters by Keith Christiansen, pp. 27-31
      13. [+]
        Only a Man by Robert Alter, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review
        Yehuda Amichai by Nili Scharf Gold
      14. The Rustle of History's Wings, As They Used To Say by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 34-35
      15. [+]
        The Prop of the Knout by Leon Aron, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
        Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent by John Garrard and Carol Garrard
      16. [+]
        Modesty and Power by Richard A. Posner, pp. 38-40 - 1 Review
        Law and Judicial Duty by Philip Hamburger
      17. [+]
        When Barbarism Won by Istvan Deak, pp. 41-42 - 1 Review
        Hitler's Empire by Mark Mazower
      18. I, Putative by Geri Doran, pp. 43-44
      19. [+]
        The New New Media by Tim Wu, pp. 45-47 - 1 Review
        The Future of the Internet---And How to Stop It by Jonathan Zittrain
      20. Washington Diarist by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 48-50
      21. Cover Photo by Julia Fullerton-Batten
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