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December 24, 2008 Issue - 21 Articles- Dynamic Duo
The Editors
, p. 1 Ben and Jerry, Batman and Robin, health care reform and economic stimulus
- TRB: Summers of Our Content
Jonathan Chait
, pp. 2-4 Budget hawks and neo-Keynesians: a love story
The Mall
- Sucking up to the White House-in-waiting
Dave Jamieson
, pp. 5-6 - The roots of jihad in India
Philip Jenkins
, pp. 7-8 - Don't hold your breath waiting for withdrawal from Iraq
Eli Lake
, pp. 9-10 - Obama's union-loving education guru
Seyward Darby
, p. 11 - How peddlers of sleaze became fonts expertises
Suzy Khimm
, pp. 12-13 - Netanyahu: not so good for the Jews, either
Shmuel Rosner
, pp. 14-15 Features
- Status Woe
Michelle Cottle
, pp. 16-17 Climbing the social ladder in Obama's Washington
- Obama vs. Osama
Michael Crowley
, pp. 18-21 Has he picked the right war?
- Man-Made Disaster
Jeffrey Rosen
, pp. 22-25 Five years on, the Department of Homeland Security is still a catastrophe
Books and the Arts
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Films: Taking Risks (2 Reviews) Stanley Kauffmann
, p. 26 A Christmas Tale (2008 Film), by Arnaud Desplechin
- A Christmas Tale (2008 Film) by Arnaud Desplechin
- Wendy and Lucy (2008 Film) by Kelly Reichardt
- Art: Private Lives
Jed Perl
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Mein Buch (Review) Anthony Grafton
, pp. 32-35 Hitler's Private Library, by Timothy W. Ryback
- Hitler's Private Library by Timothy W. Ryback
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Enslavements (Review) Ruth Franklin
, pp. 36-39 A Mercy, by Toni Morrison
- A Mercy by Toni Morrison
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Exile On Main Street (Review) Caryl Phillips
, pp. 40-42 The Writer as Migrant, by Ha Jin
- The Writer as Migrant by Ha Jin
- A Pitbull On a Fire Escape
Ciaran Berry
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Time After Time (Review) Oren Harman
, pp. 44-46 Rhythms of Life, by Russell G. Foster and Leon Kreitzman
- Rhythms of Life by Russell G. Foster and Leon Kreitzman
- After the Rape
Kathryn Starbuck
, p. 47 - Washington Diarist
Leon Wieseltier
, pp. 48-50 Out There
- Cover illustration
Anastasia Vasilakis