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Reading the signs

From Dissent, Michael Walzer on the Gaza war and proportionality. Doing the math to find the good jobs: Mathematicians land top spot in new ranking of best and worst occupations. Obama's appointees will soon be at hand; the following is a guide to surviving the confirmation process. From FP, a roundtable on Samuel Huntington’s legacy. In Granada, home of the Alhambra and former center of Moorish Spain, a multicultural revival is taking shape that sees Christians and Muslims coexisting in mutual respect. A review of Nylon and Bombs: DuPont and the March of Modern America by Pap Ndiaye; and a review of books on Garibaldi. Jefferson vs. Plato: If one is searching for the causes of today's moral crisis, it is the premises of giants one should examine, not those of midgets. From Cato Unbound, William Burns on The Path Well Taken: Making the right decisions about risks from terrorism. From Ceasefire, an interview with Noam Chomsky. Reading the Signs: Gestural politics and disturbing reality at a Paris Metro stop. From CJR, in his finest work, Norman Mailer applied subjective journalism to the powerful, and to himself. From Cosmos, a look at five catastrophes that could wipe out civilisation. An excerpt from Snark by David Denby (and interview). Beyond the nine planets: We are only beginning to discover how vast and strange our solar system truly is.