Francis Fukuyama (JHU) and Michael McFaul (Stanford): Should Democracy Be Promoted or Demoted? From Slate, a book club on Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh (and more and more). Great art for the greatest numbers: An article on Dana Gioia's leadership of the National Endowment for the Arts. From Plato, what did Plato read? E. Kutash investigates. The introduction to The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters by Diane Coyle. Sean Wilentz on competing visions of the presidency: How do Clinton, Obama, Romney, and McCain understand the role of commander-in-chief? From TNR, everything you ever wanted to know about the Clintons' shadiest donors. Stanley Fish on how rational disaffection is one thing, but there's no end to the irrational hatred of Hillary Clinton. The power

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