Today at TNR (August 26, 2009)

Triumph And Tragedy: The Seesaw Life Of Edward M. Kennedy, by Sean Wilentz
Suspicions Abound: Who Are You Calling A Self-Hating Jew? by Leon Wieseltier
Would Liberals Really Be Happier If Obama Were More Like LBJ? by Ed Kilgore
The Deficit Troubles Are Coming! The Deficit Troubles Are Coming! by William Galston
TNRtv: When Did Innovation Start Hurting Society? by Simon Johnson
Drug Deal: How Big Pharma Extorted The White House, by Jonathan Cohn
The Real Culprit in the Health Care Fiasco, by Jonathan Chait

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, and Marty Peretz's The Spine. Also be sure to take a look at TNR's new blogs by William Galston, Damon Linker, John McWhorter, and Alan Wolfe.