Fred Kaplan, who is my favorite columnist when it comes to writing about American foreign affairs (Iraq, especially) has a new book out, which the Amazon people have yet to deliver to my doorstep. However, Slate has posted two excerpts here and here, which make me eager to read Daydream Believers, which is subtitled "How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power." If you read them and decide you want a copy of the entire book, click here to order one.