ROAD TO THE INAUGURATION
A closer look at the president's cabinet.
 
 
 
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THE DIGNITY INDEX

A weekly mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go.

DECISIONS, DECISIONS

Blame Malcolm Gladwell. His 2005 bestseller "Blink" has inspired a host of imitators, including these four in the last year alone. So how do you make a decision about which decision-making book to buy?

A LIFE IN...

A pop-culture savant, Klosterman, currently a columnist at Esquire, has written about music, sports and all things in between, including breakfast cereal. His latest is the novel "Downtown Owl." His picks:

 
CARTOONS
Bush, the election, the economy among the top toon topics
 
 
open quoteI don't want to run auto companies. I don't want to run banks. I've got two wars I've got to run already. I've got more than enough to do.close quote

President Obama, attempting to allay fears about the federal government exercising significant and lasting control over companies in which it is now a major shareholder because of the federal bailout

 
 
MY TURN

Because of Dad's Alzheimer's, I had to come out of the closet twice. We got it right the second time.