This week’s articles of note

"The book that drove them crazy: Allan Bloom's Closing of the American Mind 25 years later," Weekly Standard, by Andrew Ferguson

"Battleground America: one nation, under the gun," The New Yorker, by Jill Lepore

"Hilary Rosen was right: Ann Romney is out of touch with most women," Time, by Judith Warner

"Why there are more swing voters than you think," New Republic, by Ruy Teixeira

"What export-oriented America means," The American Interest, by Tyler Cowen

"Is Facebook making us lonely?" The Atlantic, by Stephen  Marche