THE TALK OF THE TOWN
COMMENT/ SOLO ACT/ Elizabeth Kolbert on the Presidentís lonely ride.
DEPT. OF SPIN/ PACE YOURSELF/ Ben McGrath at last weekís Democratic debate.
SHOWTIME/ LAWYER WALKS INTO A BAR/ Ben McGrath at a talent show for New Jersey lawyers.
POSTSCRIPT/ GEORGE PLIMPTON/ David Remnick on the writer and Paris Review editor.
THE FINANCIAL PAGE/ THE COUP DE GRASSO/ James Surowiecki on the crime of being overpaid.
