December 9, 1957 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

- Washington Wire
  "T.R.B."
  , p. 2
- NATO's Future, pp. 3-5
- Nixon's Ascendancy , p. 6
- The Superficial Aspect
  Gerald W. Johnson
  , p. 7
  What's Worth Respect?
- Texas Leagues and Indian Givers
  Ronnie Dugger
  , pp. 8-9
- The Decline of America
  Hans J. Morgenthau
  , pp. 10-14
  I. The Decline of American Power
- A Few Ways of Pulling Apart a Poem
  Reed Whittemore
  , pp. 15-19
- The Story Teller's Story
  Malcolm Cowley
  , pp. 20-22
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  Retreat into the Sciences (Review)
  Burton Rubin
  , pp. 23-24
  Soviet Education, by George L. Kline
  1. Soviet Education by George L. Kline
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  Encounter With Death (Review)
  Leslie A. Fiedler
  , p. 25
  A Death in the Family, by James Agee
  1. A Death in the Family by James Agee
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  The Entire Form of Man's Estate (Review)
  Victor Lange
  , p. 26
  The Complete Works of Montaigne, by Donald M. Frame and Montaigne
  1. The Complete Works of Montaigne by Donald M. Frame and Montaigne
- The Year's Art Books
  Frank Getlein
  , pp. 27-28
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  Freud in his Old Age (Review)
  David Bakan
  , p. 29
  The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud, Vol. III, by Ernest Jones
  1. The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud, Vol. III by Ernest Jones
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  --- by Charles Curran (Review) , p. 30
  1. The Age of Revolution by Winston Churchill
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  Review The Bridge at Remagen, by Ken Hechler (Review)
  James T. Farrell
  , pp. 30-32
  1. The Bridge at Remagen by Ken Hechler