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Can Gay Marriage Supporters Count on Kennedy?
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The New Republic Online is looking for college students and recent graduates for its Winter 2013 web internship program. Internships are unpaid but offer substantial experience in the production of a daily online publication. Interns must be able to work in our Washington, D.C. office. Responsibilities include: READ MORE >>
To Save His Second Term, Obama Must Go Over the Fiscal Cliff
If A Tree Falls In Ohio...
No, Don't Raise the Retirement Age
President Obama hasn’t proposed increasing the eligibility age for Medicare. But would he agree to do so, in order to secure a broader agreement that raises taxes on the wealthy and avoids the automatic spending cuts set to take effect on January 1? Liberals are worried that he will—thanks in part to a pair of recent columns, one each by my friends Jonathan Chait and Ezra Klein. READ MORE >>
Gay Rights Gets a Brown v. Board—If It Doesn't Backfire
The Supreme Court has announced it will look at two gay marriage cases. Chris Matthews feels a thrill running up his leg. READ MORE >>
Ping-Pong Wizard
Yesterday, Marty Reisman, one of the greatest ping pong players of all time, died at the age of 82. In an essay from Jewish Jocks, a new book about important Jewish sports figures edited by TNR’s Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy, novelist Howard Jacobson looks back on the career of a phenomenal athlete and a romantic evangelist for his game. READ MORE >>
Editor’s Note: We’ll be running the article recommendations of our friends at TNR Reader each afternoon on The Plank, just in time to print out or save for your commute home. Enjoy! Make your own militia: how Syrian rebels are arming themselves.Foreign Policy | 6 min (1,447 words) READ MORE >>
The Many Wonders of Christopher Walken
Now that Christopher Walken is getting lauded up and down for his performance in "Seven Psychopaths," we thought it'd be worth bringing back this wonderful short essay on the actor by Andrew Corsello. It originally ran on the dearly departed website Other People's Stories, and contains the best reference to Fran Drescher in American letters. READ MORE >>
