Anatol Lieven | NYRB | 3 April 2012 Tipping the balance in favour of one side in a civil war requires deep, lasting commitment, of a kind the West does not have in Afghanistan. Pashtuns are too numerous and too opposed to American intervention. So here's what to do Comments John Plender | TLS | 4 April 2012 No, not banks this time. It's the Catholic church. Review of hostile new book Render Unto Rome, on the Vatican's finances. Opening salvo? So far, $2bn has been paid out to settle sex abuse cases. And that's just in the US Comments Andrew Ferguson | Weekly Standard | 3 April 2012 Allan Bloom's "Closing of the American Mind" remembered, 25 years on. Blockbuster book that opened the culture wars. Inspired 200 reviews, sold 25,000 copies a week, made Bloom rich. As depicted by Saul Bellow in "Ravelstein" Comments Graham Morehead | Nature | 2 April 2012 Super piece on dangers of financial incentives and how they affect behaviour. "A monetary reward will help your employees focus. That's the point. When you're focused you are less able to think laterally. You become dumber" Comments Daniel Riley | GQ | 2 April 2012 He's back out there where he used to be: At the top of the betting for a major championship. And his game looks in fair shape. But what about Tiger, the man? The headline gives away that he hasn't come back to golf exactly humbled Comments CS Lewis | Letters Of Note | 3 April 2012 Text of letter CS Lewis sent to a fan in 1956. Contains memorable advice on writing, correct use of English. Remember: "Never use abstract nouns when concrete ones will do. If you mean 'More people died' don't say 'Mortality rose'" Comments | 
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