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9:00AM
MAR 10 2008
Coming to terms with the past
From Slate, here's the latest edition of The Fake Memoirist's Survival Guide; and William Saletan on coercion, money, and the rise of reproductive freedom. From The Nation, a cover story on Who Would Jesus Vote For? The new evangelicals are rejecting the religious right and embracing a broader social gospel. Hold the front page: How to replace the editor with a computer ("Uh-oh" —ed.). A review of Joseph Horowitz’s Artists in Exile: How Refugees from Twentieth-Century War and Revolution Transformed the American Performing Arts. Is there an ethics that justifies Blackwater? Michael Walzer investigates. Words Matter: Cliche, not plagiarism, is the problem with today's pallid political discourse. From Prospect, a second Gorbachev? Although he owes his advancement to Vladimir Putin, Dmitri Medvedev may prove a surprisingly liberal president of Russia; but what might Chekhov have made of modern Russia's slide into authoritarianism? When it comes to emotions, Eastern and Western cultures see things very differently. A look at why publishers don't fact-check memoirs. Eric Rauchway on why the Democrats should look to the 1912 Republican primary for a lesson in embracing the people's candidate. Albert Mobilio on the Great Bear pamphlet collection. What does coming to terms with the past mean in the "Berlin Republic" in 2007? Jeffrey Herf investigates.
