New Yorker: Comment Podcast
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Lines in the Sand
Elizabeth Kolbert on Obama's Keystone decision.
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Preventive Measures
Hendrik Hertzberg on counterterrorism and data.
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Game Change
Margaret Talbot on Jason Collins and the N.B.A.
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Foreign Story
Rebecca Mead on reading Amanda Knox.
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A Place in History
George Packer on the Boston bombing.
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The Thatcherist
Hendrik Hertzberg on the mixed legacy of Margaret Thatcher.
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Shots in the Dark
Margaret Talbot on Congress and gun control.
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Senses of Entitlement
Hendrik Hertzberg on semantics and the budget battles.
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Wedding Bells
Jeffrey Toobin on gay marriage and the Supreme Court.
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Happy Birthday
Adam Gopnik on Philip Roth at eighty.
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Higher Authorities
Margaret Talbot on the Catholic Church in trouble.
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Name Calling
Steve Coll on Al Qaeda's changing brand.
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State of the (G.O.P.) Union
The Republican response to Obama.
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Long Engagements
Hillary Clinton's legacy at the State Department.
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Walking the Walk
Obama and the return of liberalism.
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Shots
Ending America's gun mayhem.
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Today's Assignment
Is homework worth it?
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Paying For It
Could a carbon tax help solve Washington's revenue problems?
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Mandate with Destiny
What Obama won.
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No More Magical Thinking
Obama's victory, Obama's challenge.
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The Choice
Why we should reelect President Obama.
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Veep Stakes
Steve Coll on Joe Biden vs. Paul Ryan.
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The Ungreat Debate
Hendrik Hertzberg on the first debate.
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Road Show
Laura Secor on the Iran standoff.
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Days of Rage
Steve Coll on Islam and the West.
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For Heaven's Sake
For Heaven's Sake: Hendrik Hertzberg on the God vote.
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Conventional Wisdom
Conventional Wisdom: Steve Coll on the Democratic Convention.
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Just Forget It
Just Forget It: George Packer on how the Republicans rewrite history.
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Republican vs. Republican
Philip Gourevitch on the G.O.P. in Tampa.
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Sloganeering
Kelefa Sanneh on the difference between Obama and Romney.
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An American Abroad
Steve Coll on Romney's foreign policy.
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The Big Heat
Elizabeth Kolbert on the heat wave.
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To Your Health
Jeffrey Toobin on the Supreme Court.
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Nation of Immigrants
Steve Coll on immigration reform.
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Team Spirit
Adam Gopnik on the Olympic spirit.
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Greece vs. the Rest
John Lanchester on the Greek fates.
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The Syria Dilemma
Philip Gourevitch on Obama and Bashar al-Assad.
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The Cost of College
Nicholas Lemann on the value of a college degree.
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Six More Months
George Packer on Obama's way forward.
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Vive la France
Adam Gopnik on French follies.
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China's Crisis
Evan Osnos on a family scandal.
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The Forty-Year Itch
Adam Gopnik on the nostalgia cycle.
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Girls Will Be Girls
Margaret Talbot on "Girls" and sexual freedom.
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Heavy Burden
Jeffrey Toobin on questioning health care.
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A Lot of Gas
Elizabeth Kolbert on energy politics.
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Holding Court
Jeffrey Toobin on Obamacare and the Supreme Court.
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Taking Control
Margaret Talbot on the G.O.P. and women.
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Threatened
David Remnick on Israel and democracy.
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Satanic Reverses
Hendrik Hertzberg on Santorum's stand.
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Joe and Debbie
Dorothy Wickenden on populist Obama.
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The Debate Debate
Hendrik Hertzberg on Presidential debates.
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Table Talk
Steve Coll on Obama's Iran problem.
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Perry's Good Idea
Hendrik Hertzberg on the Governor vs. the Supreme Court.
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Running Wild
Jeffrey Frank on the Republican Party.
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Close Calls
Hendrik Hertzberg on the G.O.P.
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Enemy of the State
Nicholas Lemann on Ron Paul
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Life and Letters
Roger Angell on the postal service.
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Alt-Newt
Hendrik Hertzberg on the future of a futurist.
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Back to the Square
Wendell Steavenson on Egypt's election.
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Burning Love
Elizabeth Kolbert on fracking.
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Taking It to the Streets
Jane Mayer on an environmental win.
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The First Served
Adam Gopnik on Thanksgiving.
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Decline and Fall
David Remnick on Herman Cain and the Republicans.
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Occupational Hazards
Protesters and what lies ahead.
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Foreign Campaigns
David Remnick on the end of Qaddafi.
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Billions and Billions
Elizabeth Kolbert on global population.
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A Walk in the Park
Hendrik Hertzberg on Occupy Wall Street.
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Euro Science
John Lanchester on Europe's crisis.
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The Book on Barack
Hendrik Hertzberg on Ron Suskind's "Confidence Men."
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Membership Dues
The looming vote on Palestine and the U.N.
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Back on Track
Obama's speech does the job.
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When the Towers Fell
Marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
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Behind the Curtain
Behind the Curtain: David Remnick on Obama and Libya.
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A Different Kind of Texan
Lawrence Wright assesses Rick Perry.
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How Bad Is It?
John Cassidy on the perils of austerity.
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Take It to the Limit
Hendrik Hertzberg on the debt wars.
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Bad Press
Nicholas Lemann on rules for the press.
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It Gets Better
David Remnick on the future of marriage.
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Endgame
Dexter Filkins on Afghanistan.
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The Public on the Private
Margaret Talbot on sex and politics.
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Storms Brewing
Elizabeth Kolbert on extreme weather.
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O'Bama vs. Netanyahoo
Hendrik Hertzberg on duelling speeches.
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The Syrian Problem
Steve Coll on Obama and Syria.
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Off and Running
Hendrik Hertzberg on the G.O.P. in 2012.
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Exit Bin Laden
David Remnick on bin Laden's era.
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Memorials
Adam Gopnik on the Civil War and New York.
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Trumpery
Hendrik Hertzberg on Donald Trump.
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Deepest Cuts
George Packer on Obama and the budget.
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Prisoners
Hendrik Hertzberg on Guantanamo.
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Money Talks
Money Talks: Jeffrey Toobin on big-money politics.
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Who Are the Rebels?
Who Are the Rebels?: Jon Lee Anderson on Libya's front lines.
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The Nuclear Risk
Elizabeth Kolbert on lessons from Japan's disaster.
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A Man, a Plan
David Remnick on Israel's isolation.
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Pessoptimism
Wendell Steavenson on the Middle East today.
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Union Blues
Hendrik Hertzberg on union busting.
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U.S.-Taliban Talks
Steve Coll reveals secret talks between the U.S. and the Taliban.
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Judgment Days
David Remnick on the Egypt uprising.
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Cooling on Warming
Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama's clean-energy strategy.
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Democratic Movements
Steve Coll on the lessons of Tunisia.
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Words and Deeds
Hendrik Hertzberg on words and Tucson.
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A Year and a Day
Edwidge Danticat on Haiti one year later.
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Oh, Shut Up
Hendrik Hertzberg on the filibuster.
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Gulag Lite
David Remnick on Khodorkovsky's trial.
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Iran and the Bomb
Hendrik Hertzberg on the Iran leaks.
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Precedent and Prologue
Jeffrey Toobin on Bush v. Gore.
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Puppetry
Hendrik Hertzberg on Beck vs. Soros.
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Uncomfortable Climate
Elizabeth Kolbert on republicans and the environment.
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Electoral Dissonance
Hendrik Hertzberg on midterm fallout.
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Leaks
Steve Coll on WikiLeaks.
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Recession Election
Hendrik Hertzberg on the midterms.
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Pride and Prejudice
Margaret Talbot on gay rights. http://www.newyorker.com/images/2010/10/25/p300/101025_itunescomment_p300.jpg
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Writing and Winning
Adam Gopnik on writers and the Nobel.
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Behind Closed Doors
Steve Coll on Bob Woodward's Washington. http://www.newyorker.com/images/2010/10/11/p300/101011_itunescomment_p300.jpg
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Bewitched
Rebecca Mead on bewitching politics.
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Schoolwork
Nicholas Lemann on education.
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Intolerance
Lawrence Wright on demonizing Islam.
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Iraq's Cost
Hendrik Hertzberg on the cost of Iraq.
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Flood Tides
Steve Coll on Pakistan.
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Just Married
Amy Davidson on the Proposition 8 fight.
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Zero Grounds
Hendrik Hertzberg on the Ground Zero mosque.
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Leaks
Amy Davidson on WikiLeaks.
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Open Secrets
Hendrik Hertzberg on Top Secret America.
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Borderlines
William Finnegan on immigration reform.
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The Name of the Game
Hendrik Hertzberg on soccer.
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Team Effort
McChrystal and the war in Afghanistan.
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Spilled Oil
Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama vs. the spill.
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20 Under 40
The making of the fiction list.
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Learning by Degrees
Rebecca Mead on college education.
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Oil Shocks
Elizabeth Kolbert on oil-spill politics.
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Activism v. Restraint
Jeffrey Toobin on Obama and the Court.
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Rights and Wrongs
George Packer on Obama and human rights.
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Three-Way Race
Simon Schama on the British election.
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Scandals
John Cassidy on the Goldman Sachs case.
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Eight Days in April
Hendrik Hertzberg on the bomb.
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Indulgence
Hendrik Hertzberg on the Pope's problem.
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Up in the Air
Elizabeth Kolbert on Climategate.
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Now What?
Atul Gawande on health care's next battle.
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Special Relationships
David Remnick on Obama and Israel.
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Some Nukes
Hendrik Hertzberg on nuclear power.
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Troubled State
Lauren Collins on misbehaving in Albany.
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Come Together
Hendrik Hertzberg on the health summit.
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Don't Look Back
Steve Coll on taking on the Taliban.
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And the Oscar Goes To
Hendrik Hertzberg on Oscar politics.
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Sparrin' Words
Hendrik Hertzberg on the State of the Union.
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A Little While
Edwidge Danticat on Haiti.
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Suffering
George Packer on Haiti's catastrophe.
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Threats
Steve Coll on Obama and terrorism.
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Um, Pathetic
Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama's left flank.
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What Do You Call It?
Rebecca Mead on the decade with no name.
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Peace and War
George Packer on war and the Peace Prize.
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Bad Choices
Hendrik Hertzberg on Afghanistan.
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Preexisting Condition
Jill Lepore on health-care reforms history.
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The Fifth War
Hendrik Hertzberg on Afghanistan.
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Not Covered
Jeffrey Toobin on abortion and health care.
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November 9th
George Packer on the lessons of 1989.
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Biggus Buckus
Hendrik Hertzberg on the imperial mayor.
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Chin Music
Louis Menand on the Fox News flap.
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War and Politics
Steve Coll on Afghan politics.
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Nobel Surprise
Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama's win.
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The Fear Factor
Michael Specter on the swine-flu vaccine.
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Leading Causes
Elizabeth Kolbert on Obama and global warming.
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Read All About It
Adam Gopnik on Dan Brown.
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Lies
Hendrik Hertzberg on health care.
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Zoo York
Lauren Collins on the new Times Square.
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Kennedy Care
Nicholas Lemann on health care after Kennedy.
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The Iran Show
Laura Secor on Iran's show trials.
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The States We're In
Hendrik Hertzberg on dysfunctional states.
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Discriminating Tastes
Kelefa Sanneh on ""reverse racism.""
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Second Opinions
Hendrik Hertzberg on the health-care brawl.
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Answers to Questions
Jeffrey Toobin on the confirmation game.
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The Glorious Third
Hendrik Hertzberg on Sarah Palin.
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Stonewall Plus Forty
Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama and gay rights.
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Protest Vote
Laura Secor on Iran in crisis.
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The Obama Effect
Hendrik Hertzberg on the Middle East.
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Diverse Opinions
Jeffrey Toobin on Sonia Sotomayor.
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Two Speeches
Jeffrey Toobin on Obama vs. Cheney.
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In Search of Success
Steve Coll on Obama's Pakistan plan.
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College Try
Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama on campus.
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Interrogating Torture
Philip Gourevitch on politics and torture.
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So Long, Pardner
Hendrik Hertzberg on secessionism redux.
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In the Air
Elizabeth Kolbert on Earth Day.
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No Nukes
Steve Coll on the non-nuclear option.
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Obamaism
George Packer on defining Obamaism.
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Mad and Madder
Nicholas Lemann on populist rage.
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Economy vs. Environment
David Owen on recession ecology.
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Not Insane
Hendrik Hertzberg on G.O.P. economics.
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Harder Times
John Cassidy on Obama's economic outlook.
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Taking the Job
Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama in charge.
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Voter, Beware
Jeffrey Toobin on protecting voting rights.
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Partisanship, By the Bye
Hendrik Hertzberg on when Republicans just say no.
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Car Talk
Elizabeth Kolbert on folly in Detroit.
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Eight Is Enough
Hendrik Hertzberg on same-sex marriage.
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Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour: Elizabeth Kolbert on Bush's midnight rules.
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Obama Wins
Obama Wins: Hendrik Hertzberg on the big win.
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Let It Rain
Let It Rain: Hendrik Hertzberg on Republican rhetoric.
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Conventional Battle
Conventional Battle: David Remnick on Obama's night.
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Attack-Dog Days
Attack-Dog Days: Hendrik Hertzberg on swift-boating Obama.
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Boundary Issues
Boundary Issues: David Remnick on Putin's Georgia play.
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Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes: Elizabeth Kolbert on John McCain and oil.
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Foreigners
Foreigners: Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama abroad.
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