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George Packer wants liberals to put principles first (or second).

The Front Row: Novels we wish filmmakers would bring to the screen.

Steve Coll offers readers a biodegradable coffee mug.

James Surowiecki remembers the early nineties.

Evan Osnos on when boats collide.

News Desk: Mass famines, bad bishops.

Hendrik Hertzberg tentatively concludes that Americans love their (political) parties.

Sasha Frere-Jones is neither old nor grouchy, in case you were worried.

The Book Bench: Charlotte's Web, John Wray on writing a book on the subway.

The Cartoon Lounge: Dispatches from SXSW.

Goings On: Pop music's brain drain, Neil Young, the Flaming Lips.

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