- The Case Against Awards: Why the Wrong Person Always Wins, by Jonathan Chait
- ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ May Not Be for Children, but It’s the Most Perceptive Film About Childhood in Ages, by Christopher Orr
- Remembering Bruce Wasserstein, the Business Titan Who Could Make Other Titans Cave, by Bruce Wasserstein
- Three Theories About How Obama’s AfPak Strategy Got So Confused, by Michael Crowley
- TNR Debate: Floyd Abrams Explains Why Transparency Isn’t Dangerous to Democracy , by Floyd Abrams
- Why Republicans Should Be Worried About the New Jersey Governor Race, by Ed Kilgore
- Peretz: The Saudis Expect Us to Pay for Oil We Don't Buy, by Marty Peretz
- The Recession Is Driving More People Into the Military--But Where Are the Top-Flight Recruits? , by Zubin Jelveh
- Can Innovative Rails Fix Suburban Sprawl? by Mark Muro
- How the Chamber of Commerce Is Harming Small Businesses, by Simon Johnson
As always, be sure to check out economic news on The Stash, environment and energy coverage on The Vine, the latest on health care at The Treatment, metro policy debate on The Avenue, and Marty Peretz's The Spine. Also be sure to take a look at TNR's new blogs by William Galston, Simon Johnson, Ed Kilgore, Damon Linker, and John McWhorter.