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Upcoming appearances by TNR staffers. web only

This week's movie picks from Stanley Kauffmann. web only

The smearing of Raphael. web only

Since President Bush's reelection, Germany has reached out to the United States. Too bad the White House hasn't reached back.

Is Côte d'Ivoire the next Rwanda?

Donald Rumsfeld takes a question--and sinks to a new low. web only

In the battle over the airwaves, liberals picked the wrong villain. web only

Why Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, the ornery committee baron who tried to kill the intelligence bill, is just getting started.

A response to Kevin Drum: What liberals need to know about the Islamist threat.

The right makes excuses for torture, again.

From The Godfather onward, the Mafia has exerted a powerful influence on the way Americans think about themselves. But are the Sopranos really just like any other family? A consideration of the gangster in American culture, from Joseph Valachi to Tony Soprano.

More reader responses to "A Fighting Faith" by Peter Beinart. web only

The new virtual-reality game that's not about how many people you slay. web only

A guide to who will follow Kofi Annan as secretary-general. web only

Peter Beinart tackles the right problem, but offers the wrong solution. web only

From the November 22 issue: An ownership agenda for Democrats.

Condi Rice's biggest problem won't be purging too many unruly bureaucrats at the State Department. It'll be purging too few.

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

Spider-Man 2 is more remake than sequel. web only

The case for (cautious, qualified, hesitant) optimism on Iraq. web only

Readers respond to "A Fighting Faith" by Peter Beinart. web only

Why Jacques Chirac is quietly exulting over George W. Bush's reelection.

Why the streets of Kiev were recently full of Russians. web only

This week's TNR cover story was too easy on Kerry. web only

A debunking of the depressing expectations that Christmas can arouse. web only

What "60 Minutes" didn't get out of Bob Dylan. web only

Kinsey inevitably sensationalizes its subject; Finding Neverland flits past Barrie's brilliance.

We think of art books as coffee-table behemoths, but some of the best books work equal magic on a smaller scale. A survey of this season's most stimulating offerings.

From the August 4, 1926 issue: The unique art form of film. web only

In defense of Bush hatred--again.

By mixing traditional gospel with rhythm and blues, Ray Charles virtually invented soul music. But it was his voice--sweet, gravelly, and incomparably emotional--that proved his genius.

From the November 14, 1949 issue: The CIO's explusion of Communists was dangerous--and necessary. web only

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