A new issue of Open Letters Monthly is out. From Journal of Democracy, Nathan Glazer (Harvard): Democracy and Deep Divides; Charles Kurzman and Ijlal Naqvi (UNC):Do Muslims Vote Islamic?; and Lisa Anderson (AUC): The Ex-Presidents. The star who didn't care: Of all the movie stars created by the Hollywood studio system whose films continue to be viewed, Robert Mitchum is the one whose artistic legacy is most problematic. From The American Interest, C. Raja Mohan on the return of the Raj. From Time, a look at the 100 Most Influential People (and more on the world's least influential people). The new $100 bill is the most sophisticated attempt yet to combat forgery; since colonial times, the U.S. has engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with criminals eager to pass off brilliant fakes. A review of From Faith to Fun: The Secularisation of Humour by Russell Heddendorf. Matt Miller on Goldman Sachs and the revolt of the lower upper class. Matt Taibbi on the Feds vs. Goldman: The government's case against Goldman Sachs barely begins to target the depths of Wall Street's criminal sleaze. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are long gone — Fox News Channel is Jon Stewart’s new enemy No. 1. Minority Report: Human Rights Watch fights a civil war over Israel. Attention Whole Foods Shoppers: Stop obsessing about arugula; your "sustainable" mantra — organic, local, and slow — is no recipe for saving the world's hungry millions. Oppressed Nannies: The State Department orders embassies to clean up their act. How to save newspapers: Print your own. From Red Pepper, an article on the future of the British Left: Red, green and republican? Joe McCulloch reviews The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwa. Art of the Author Interview: A conversation with Robert Birnbaum, editor of The Morning News.