Today At TNR (December 18, 2009)

• Washington Diarist: Ahmadinejad’s Giggle and Obama’s Cool, by Leon Wieseltier
• A Blueprint for 2010: How Democrats Can Make Next Year Better Than the Last, by William Galston
• Does Obama Need 67 Votes For A Climate Treaty? Not Necessarily. by Michael A. Livermore
• A Closer Look at Hillary’s $100-Billion Copenhagen Pledge, by Bradford Plumer
• SLIDESHOW: The Tiny Island Nations That Don’t Want to Get Swept Away by Global Warming, by Noah Kristula-Green
• The Most Dangerous Word in the English Language Starts With the Letter ‘E’, by John B. Judis
• Obama’s Tiny New Innovation Program Could Actually Be a Big Deal, by Andrew Reamer and Mark Muro
• How Much More Heat Can the Earth Really Take? by Bradford Plumer

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