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A future without ink stains

From The Washington Independent, an article on Obama as the next Teddy Roosevelt. Sean Wilentz on Barack Obama and the unmaking of the Democratic Party. David Greenberg on why history suggests an Obama-Clinton ticket could work. Macho Men: The strut and bluster of McCain vs. Obama. Howell Raines on the politics of aggression: You wouldn't know it from the campaign so far, but we may be living at the end of the age of smashmouth media coverage. If The New York Times disappears, will the world survive? David Blum ponders a future without ink stains. How to be a classic snob: Learning the tricks behind having a snotty attitude about orchestral music. An interview with Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland (and an excerpt). From TLS, a review of The World is What It Is: The authorised biography of V. S. Naipaul by Patrick French. From Harper's, Ken Silverstein on The Colbertian Guide to Foreign Policy Coverage. Meet Andrew Rotherham, the man behind Eduwonk. From The Politico, get ready for the World Live Web: "The future is already here". From FT, an interview with Henry Kissinger; and the renewed high visibility of the school’s alumni seems to signal that a renaissance is at hand for Eton College. John Carlin on why Iceland has the happiest people on earth. Wish you were here: What a vacation in Cuba can teach us about the global economy.