boris johnson, the mayor of london. he has a surprising message on the euro and on republicans. we ll talk about the olympics, of course. then, economics. a sharp discussion between two great scholars. robert skedelski, rbiographer o the euro, austerity, and fears of a meltdown. looking ahead to the real environmental summit, a sharply contrarian date from someone who says the whole thing is a waste of time. finally i am for free press, fair elections, and equal rights for women i can t say that! what in the world? the dictator might be a fun movie, but dictators in real life are getting smarter, savvier, and less authoritarian. first, here s my take. we re now in the general election campaign in the united states. the point at which the candidates are meant to pivot from the primary voters to the general election voters. most of who now are registered independents. this isn t really happening. the obama campaign started with its attack ads about bain capital