Summary: On today’s Gist, London’s enviable crime wave. <br>Plus, what will we think of the Obama presidency in 50 years? <a href="https://twitter.com/julianzelizer">Julian Zelizer</a> set out to get really smart people to “take a first cut” at the Obama legacy on an array of issues. One person from his brain trust is <a href="https://twitter.com/PenielJoseph">Peniel Joseph</a>, who surveys the Obama administration’s work on criminal justice. Their book is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0691182108/?tag=slatmaga-20"><em>The Presidency of Barack Obama: A First Historical Assessment</em>.</a><br>In the Spiel, why Mike rejects both tribes’ arguments on the Atlantic’s firing of conservative writer Kevin Williamson.
