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July 29, 2004   
  Former Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Retired General John Shalikashvili speaks to the Democratic National Convention July 28, 2004. Photo by Paul J. Richards / Agence France Presse
Convention Security
by Spencer Ackerman
Democrats get the language of national security right--finally. web only
 
  July Surprise? by John B. Judis, Spencer Ackerman & Massoud Ansari
An Al Qaeda capture during the convention. Just what Bush wanted.
 
  Gun Shy
by Jonathan Cohn
In Boston, the Brady Campaign faces a catch-22. web only
  Edged Out
by David Kusnet
Last night, Edwards took the edge out of his rhetoric. web only
 
  Hope Floats
by Gregg Easterbrook
The convention is a triumph for Stanley Greenberg. web only

     
Thursday, July 29
July Surprise? by John B. Judis, Spencer Ackerman & Massoud Ansari
This afternoon, Pakistan's interior minister announced that Pakistani forces had captured, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian Al Qaeda operative. From the July 19, 2004 issue of TNR: Bush officials are pressuring Pakistan to catch Osama bin Laden or his top deputies before the election. Some even have a specific date in mind--the middle of the Democratic convention.

Convention Security by Spencer Ackerman
Democrats get the language of national security right--finally. web only

United Appeal by Peter Beinart
The surprising roots of Democratic unity.

Scrub In by Ryan Lizza
How Kerry's speechwriters rewrote everyone.

Hope Floats by Gregg Easterbrook
The convention is a triumph for Stanley Greenberg. web only

Edged Out by David Kusnet
Rather than take his rhetoric to the next level, Edwards simply took out the edge. web only

Gun Shy by Jonathan Cohn
In Boston, the Brady Campaign faces a catch-22. web only

The Right Stuff by Daniel W. Drezner
Edwards and other speakers are not just advancing their case from Bush's left; they are also trying to outflank him from the right. Indeed, on values, on faith, and especially on the military, Democrats with each passing day sound more and more like a certain GOP presidential nominee from 2000. web only

Wednesday, July 28
We'll All Get Together After the Nomination by John Osborne
From the July 13, 1968 issue of TNR: Before the Chicago convention, Humphrey's advisers hoped party divisions would "fade away." web only

Negative Energy by Jonathan Chait
The case against a "positive" convention. web only

Unite and Conquer by Clay Risen
Why did Barack Obama's argument last night sound familiar? Because George W. Bush used a similar tactic in 2000. web only

Style Points by David Kusnet
Obama's appealing style: Say the unexpected, without rhetorical excess. web only

Desk Jockey by Jonathan Chait
Why I didn't go to the convention.

Better Days by Noam Scheiber
Obama's Illinois speeches are superb. Last night was not his best work. web only

Heir Rant by Andrew Sullivan
After her speech, Teresa Heinz Kerry is officially a liability. web only

Summer of the Shark by Lee Siegel
"Sharks have an image problem." They're not the only ones. web only

Tuesday, July 27
Union Dues by Jonathan Cohn
What would President Kerry owe the left? In Boston, the SEIU has some ideas. web only

The Alternative by Franklin Foer
What would a Dean convention have looked like? web only

Security Counsel by Noam Scheiber
Martin O'Malley's lesson for Dems: Homeland security is a winner. web only

Masterpiece Theater by David Kusnet
The genius of Bill Clinton's speech lay in a rhetorical technique perfected by Ronald Reagan: making yourself the target. web only

Monster Mash by Chris Orr
Hellboy is an entertaining blend of X-Men, Men in Black, and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." web only

Monday, July 26
The Decline of Oratory by Henry Fairlie
During the next four days, we will hear plenty of political oratory, and much of it will be truly awful. Why? From the May 28, 1984 issue of TNR: How the quality of oratory has fallen so low. web only

The Boss by Franklin Foer
Why has Bob Shrum become the most powerful strategist in the Kerry campaign--and the Democratic Party? Not because he's the party's best strategist but because he's the best at the kind of politics that matters most in today's campaigns: office politics.

Modest Proposal by David Kusnet
Why John Kerry shouldn't try to give a great speech. web only

Kennedy Center by John P. Avlon
Why Democrats gathering in Boston misunderstand JFK's legacy. web only

Conventional Wisdom by Marisa Katz
In defense of scripted, predictable, non-newsworthy conventions. web only

Expert Tease by Gregg Easterbrook
Stephen Hawking's not the only scientist shooting from the hip. web only

McAuliffe's Moment by Noam Scheiber
In Boston, Terry McAuliffe basks in the DNC's success. But does he deserve any credit? web only

Sunday, July 25
Lost Cause by Jason Zengerle
For years, liberals have accused the Sons of Confederate Veterans of being racist. Now, they may finally be right.

Brando's Lives by Stanley Kauffmann
Marlon Brando and the imp of the perverse.

Saturday, July 24
The Purloined Documents by Martin Peretz
Berger's implausible line of defense; Kerry's diverse line of descent; and more. web only

Chicago: Family Stuff by Jonathan Mitchell
From the July 29, 1940 issue of TNR: How to create the appearance that FDR was reluctantly drafted. web only

What, Me Worry? by Nicholas Lemann
On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense by David Brooks

Friday, July 23
Conventional History by Nicholas von Hoffman
From the August 1, 1988 issue of TNR: How conventions became "journalism's equivalent of the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association, where the nation's teachers of English come to look for jobs." web only

Buoyancy by Jed Perl
An avant-gardist with an old-fashioned soul. web only

White Flight by John B. Judis & Ruy Teixeira
A stroll through Martinsburg, West Virginia, shows why President Bush is in so much trouble: Reagan Democrats have turned against the war.

Self Image by Peter Beinart
The GOP's convention speakers don't truthfully reflect the party. Unfortunately, the Democrats' speakers do.

Engagement Announcement by Lawrence F. Kaplan
Unlike Bush, Kerry has a coherent Iran policy. Too bad it's delusional. web only

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