From Americana, a special issue on John Dewey. From Dissent, Suzanne Nossel on a human rights agenda for the new administration; and a review of Torture and Democracy by Darius Rejali. Nathan Glazer reviews Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy is Making Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life by Richard Florida. Very silly and deeply serious: For three decades, Laurie Taylor has constantly reminded us of our better and freer intellectual selves. More on It's a PC World by Edward Stourton. Untapped riches: Greenland braces for independence and wealth. Rational choices, reasoned discussions, respect for lawful institutions — that's what Clive James wants from his action heroes. The Observer profiles Bashar Assad, no longer the pariah President. Living a simple life: The apparently insatiable urge to possess things is a form of violence, too. A review of The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation by Sally Jenkins. Extra! Extra! Newspapers and auto makers take heart — history shows that flexibility (and luck) can hold off the angel of death. From Business Week, a look at the six unknowns that are roiling the stock market; and an article on the end of instant messaging (as we know it). A review of Autophobia: Love and Hate in the Automotive Age by Brian Ladd.