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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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 The Scrapbook
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THE SCRAPBOOK When Brubeck Wasn’t Cool The Scrapbook notes with regret the death last week of Dave Brubeck, the California-born, classically trained pianist whose eponymous quartet—with its...
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Above and Beyond
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HEMINGWAY, MARK
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CASUAL Above and Beyond I recently had occasion to attend a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. It was the day after Veterans Day, and I woke up that November morning to find it cold and...
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Footprints on the Sand of Time
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KRISTOL, WILLIAM
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EDITORIALS Footprints on the Sand of Time As the world unravels on Barack Obama’s watch, conservatives might want to take some solace in saying—We told you so! But they shouldn’t. First of all,...
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Obama v. Assad
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Donnelly, Thomas
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Obama v. Assad The flurry of excitement over Syria’s “moving” of chemical weapons highlights yet again the paralysis gripping U.S. Middle East strategy. “We’re kind of boxed in,” an administration...
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Spender in Chief
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BARNES, FRED
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Spender in Chief The president doesn’t want a deal; he wants higher taxes, on his terms. by Fred Barnes Among President Obama’s rhetorical skills is an impressive mastery of lip service. He...
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Permanent Gridlock
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COST, JAY
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Permanent Gridlock The showdowns on spending won’t end until the voters make up their minds. by Jay Cost As the nation heads ever closer to the so-called fiscal cliff— the January 1 deadline at...
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Mittal Europa
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Caldwell, Christopher
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Mittal Europa France’s Socialists are more bark than bite. by Christopher Caldwell Ever since France’s Socialist president François Hollande arrived on the world stage, he has faced questions from...
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The War on (Married) Women
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Mcguire, Ashley E.
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The War on (Married) Women It’s embedded in the tax code. by Ashley E. McGuire As our lawmakers—newly reminded of the power of female voters—huddle to strat-egize about the “fiscal cliff,” they...
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Leading from the Rehab Center
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Goodman, Alana
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Leading from the Rehab Center Mark Kirk didn’t let a stroke slow his campaign for Iran sanctions. by Alana Goodman Since suffering a near-fatal stroke last January, two tasks have obsessed Senator...
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USS Enterprise
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Tillman, Barrett
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USS Enterprise Hail and Farewell By Barrett Tillman For the Big E, it was the beginning of the end. On March 11, 2012, USS Enterprise (CVN-65)— the world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier and the...
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Democracy, Gangnam-Style
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EPSTEIN, ETHAN
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Democracy, Gangnam-Style South Koreans pick a president By Ethan Epstein Buyeo, South Korea On a blustery afternoon in late November, all of the tensions enfolded in Park Geun-hye’s bid for the...
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'It Is Well That War Is So Terrible'
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NORMAN, GEOFFREY
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‘It Is Well That War Is So Terrible’ The battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862 By Geoffrey Norman Fredericksburg, Va. One hundred and fifty years later, when you tour the battlefield, you can...
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What Would Marshall Do?
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Kane, Tim
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Books & Arts What Would Marshall Do? Fire some generals, for starters. by Tim Kane The Generals American Military Command from World Wir II to Today by Thomas E. Ricks Penguin, 576 pp.,...
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Symons Said
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DIRDA, MICHAEL
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Symons Said On the trail of a strange, elusive life in literature. by Michael Dirda The Quest for Corvo An Experiment in Biography 1934 by A.J. A. Symons A.J. A. Symons His Life and...
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Totally Tubular
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Bologna, James
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Totally Tubular The nuts and bolts and cables of the Internet. by James Bologna Tubes A Journey to the Center of the Internet by Andrew Blum Ecco, 304 pp., $26.99 Recently, Google unveiled a new...
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Postmodern Cézanne
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MULLARKEY, MAUREEN
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Postmodern Cézanne This is what happens when politics distorts art. by Maureen Mullarkey Cézanne A Life by Alex Danchev Pantheon, 512 pp., $40 Five months before he died, Paul Cézanne attended...
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Unreal City
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PODHORETZ, JOHN
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Unreal City Is it possible not to feel good after seeing a feel-good movie? by John Podhoretz Silver Linings Playbook Directed by David O. Russell All movies are made up of...
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The Ambassador Wore Prada
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PARODY ‘Obama May Name Anna Wintour Ambassador to U.K. or France” —Ad Age, December 4,...
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Vol. 018 Issue 015 (December 24 2012)
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Vol. 018 Issue 016 (December 31 2012)
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