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Reports suggest that Barack Obama would like to make Hillary Clinton his Secretary of State, but may not do so unless her husband can be persuaded to pull back from his philanthropic activities. Matthew wrote an article in today's San Francisco Chronicle arguing that this strategy is mistaken. Yes, President Clinton should be more transparent in his philanthropy - especially about where the money is coming from. But his philanthropy is a valuable asset for America, particularly overseas, which President Obama should seek to harness not shut down.

It seems certain that, thanks to the financial crisis, a theme of the next few years will be bigger government. The question is, will it be better government? In recent years, some of the brightest ideas for improving government have come from philanthropists and social entrepreneurs. President Obama...more