From Der Spiegel, Nobel Prize winners Edmund Phelps, Robert Lucas, Reinhard Selten, Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Samuelson share their views on what the future global finance order should look like. Barry Nalebuff on how game theory can save your relationship and everything else. So when will a Muslim be president? A guide to which minority group has the best chance to win the White House next. From Slate, what we didn't overcome: Obama won a majority of votes — he didn't win a majority of white votes; and Christopher Hitchens on how Obama's victory didn't magically eliminate America's problems and enemies. James Pethokoukis on why Obama looks like a one termer (and a response) From Adbusters, what’s Left after Obama? Simon Critchley wants to know. Andrew Sullivan on why Palin still matters. From Suite 101, an article on the steps to become a politician, local to national. From the ocean floor to the forest canopy, some of the world’s strangest places to spend the night have been documented by explorer Steve Dobson, author of Unusual Hotels of the World; and all over America, cities are becoming vast playgrounds for practitioners of parkour. A look at how floating energy islands could power the future. The thrill of the bar hook-up: What exactly do people get out of cruising for inebriated strangers in bars? Trivial Pursuits: Game shows reach a deeper level of weirdness.