From Dissent, Kevin Mattson remembers John Patrick Diggins; we cannot urge President Obama into a role of transformational leadership — we have to help him by building a transformational electorate; and after the stimulus: now what? A review of Stephen A. Marglin's The Dismal Science: How Thinking Like an Economist Undermines Community. From Business Week, an article on debunking six social media myths. Green cities, brown suburbs: To save the planet, build more skyscrapers — especially in California. A review of Lori Anne Ferrell's The Bible and the People. Words of warning: 2,500 languages under threat worldwide as migrants head for city. The guides to life that lead nowhere: Where is the book on how to give up self-help books? From American Sexuality, "Melville Unfolding" and beyond: Looking at culture, sexuality, and the fluid text; and an article on sex, romance, and companionship: Can all three exist in one? relationship? Very little house on the prairie: An article on a new vogue for little living. An interview with Jerry Coyne, author of Why Evolution Is True. Scientists have debunked the myth that one in 10 children are illegimate without their legal father's knowledge. Is patriotism a subconscious way for humans to avoid disease? An interview with Burton A. Weisbrod, author of Mission and Money: Understanding the University.