Saigon
War’s Laureate
TNR On the Most Overlooked Stories of 2011
Lawrence Kaplan: America’s Silent Withdrawal From Iraq War is over. READ MORE >>
Vietnamization
How Do Long Wars Become So Long?
'Mad Men' Mondays: 'Public Relations'
This is the first in TNR’s weekly series of "Mad Men" episode recaps. Caution: It contains spoilers. READ MORE >>
Stay Forever
Look Back in Anger
What distinguishes the politician from the political agitator is a lively concern for his own job security. Politicians sometimes say what they believe, but they don't usually say things that might jeopardize their political future. Until recently, Chuck Hagel was a consummate politician, and a successful one at that. He defeated a popular sitting governor in his first Senate race in 1996 and won reelection, in 2002, with 83 percent of the vote. READ MORE >>
Front Man
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam By Neil Sheehan (Random House, 861 pp., $24.95) READ MORE >>
Carpe Diem
A Death in November By Ellen J. Hammer (E.P. Dutton, 373 pp., $22.50) READ MORE >>
Promises, Promises
The Palace File by Nguyen Tien Hung and Jerrold L. Schecter (Harper & Row, 542 pp., $22.95) READ MORE >>
