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Daily Comment
The Disappearing Republicansby Jeffrey Toobin
Why have the G.O.P. Presidential nominees from five of the past six elections vanished from national politics?
News Desk
A New Path for the Papacy?by Alexander Stille
By resigning instead of dying in office, Pope Benedict XVI could transform the Church into a more modern institution…
The Political Scene
What’s On Obama’s Agenda?
As the President prepares for the first State of the Union address of his second term, we review the issues that define his Administration.
Audio • Culture Desk
Joseph Mitchell’s Secretwith Sasha Weiss
The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick, and staff writer, Ian Frazier, discuss Mitchell’s chronicles of New York City.
Page-Turner
How Hard is the Writer’s Life?by Avi Steinberg
Philip Roth was correct: writing is not a great job. It does not attract happy people, nor does it make its unhappy practitioners any less unhappy…
Editors’ Choice
The Political Scene
Who Listens to a President?by Ezra Klein
The limitations of Obama’s bully pulpit.
