Sorry about missing last week. The reason for that is the same reason this week's issue is a bit unusual...I've had a reasonably bad case of the flu, which has meant I haven't had much of an attention span for long and/or thoughtful pieces. So there are a ton of fairly mindless videos this week, but fear not: the top link -- by Robert Caro -- is spectacular. One of the best pieces I've read in the last few years.