IN THE January 26, 2009, ISSUE
Twelve Zeroes
As incomprehensible sums are allocated to no particular purpose . . .
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Twelve Zeroes
As incomprehensible sums are allocated to no particular purpose . . .
Greg Craig and the Terrorist
The new White House counsel and the ugly case no one wants to talk about.
A Tyrant’s ‘Liberation’
Remembering the fall of Batista, and the 50 years of Cuban misery that have followed.
Books, Arts & Manners
Where the Buck Stops
A review of Presidential Command: Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush, by Peter W. Rodman.
FDR Reconsidered
A review of New Deal or Raw Deal? How FDR’s Economic Legacy Has Damaged America, by Burton Folsom Jr.
Going Great Guns
A review of Gun Control on Trial: Inside the Supreme Court Battle over the Second Amendment, by Brian Doherty.
Sections
The Week
If Harry Reid is so worried about being embarrassed by new senators, shouldn’t he keep Al Franken out?
Housework
One of the advantages of working at home is being able to stay up until all hours and watch the infomercials about the advantages of working at home.
Transcript: Larry King Live, January 16, 2010
Do you have a question for Bernie Madoff?
Hang On to Your Hats
Almost all the leading men — Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, William Powell — seem designed for eternal middle age.