From The New Yorker, can Peter Orszag keep the President’s political goals economically viable? Ryan Lizza investigates. From McSweeney's, here's a day in the life of a supply-side economist. From Intelligent Life, Elizabeth Gumport considers the spin-offs, sequels, adaptations and fan-sites that both honour and belittle Jane Austen's work. Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, on ten terrible truths about the CIA Torture Memos. The Next 100 Days: Former officials, strategists and others on their thoughts on the next phase of the Obama administration. Testicular politics: Obama is getting punked by the Big Dogs of banking; does he have the balls to do what's right? From Slate, Bruce Ackerman on abolishing the White House Counsel and the Office of Legal Counsel, too; and David Morris on why the military should close its torture school. The Regulatory Charade: Elliot Spitzer on how Washington had the power to regulate misbehaving banks — it just refused to use it. Spitzer in Exile: When your resume says "disgraced ex-governor", what do you do next? (and more by Spitzer) From Spiked, Brendan O’Neill on the 10 craziest things about Boylemania (and a look at "beauty is on the inside" and other lies). Why do some poems play it cool and simple while others are all timpany and cacaphony?
