From The Common Review, Darryl Lorenzo Wellington on autobiographical fire and Obama's creation of self. An interview with Timothy Garton Ash: "Obama is certainly a European". The Shuffle President: Barack Obama's complicated, even eclectic, agenda suits our multitasking digital age. The science of good government: The Obama administration talks a lot about making policy based on evidence rather than politics — but which evidence? One Way Street: Why government programs never die. A look at how the government has a database for most everything. How may I help you?: The Politico goes deep inside the world of congressional phone operations. Partisan Portfolios: You'd be surprised to see what congressional Democrats and Republicans own. Perhaps 2008 was different, and conservatives' forebodings about when or whether

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