From Economic Principals, David Warsh on the significance of Geneva. Bill Gates on making capitalism more creative.  “An uncharacteristically altruistic monument”: An interview with Adam Thirlwell, author of The Delighted States (and a review). And the beat goes off: The strange story of what happened to dancing. Politics, religion and money may be wrestling to control the Olympics, but they’ll never be a match for the sheer drama. A review of Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss by Danica McKellar. A review of America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11 by Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier (and more and more). Europeans are greeting Barack Obama as their savior; but how long will the love last if he wins the presidency? From The Boston Globe Magazine, a special issue on The Boomers. A review

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