- America the Unexceptional: Why Neo-Con Praise for Obama Is Misguided, by Damon Linker
- What To Get a Black Person For Christmas, by John McWhorter
- Now is the Perfect Time for Obama to Honor His Campaign Promise: Abolish the Penny! by Benjamin Birnbaum
- Assume Your Enemies Have Good Intentions--Unless All the Evidence Points in the Other Direction, by Jonathan Cohn
- Why Everyone Should Listen to Paul Volcker, by Simon Johnson
- Good Economic News for … Carmakers, Teachers, and Californians? Yup. Here’s Why. by Alan Berube
- An Easy Way to End the U.S.-China Impasse on Climate Negotiations, by Bradford Plumer
- Why Joe Lieberman Has Always Grated on Me, by Noam Scheiber
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.