The black separatist groups that Republicans think Obama is pals with are really pissed at him over Libya.

I’m sad to see Manning Marable has died, and just before his latest book was to be published.

The worst idea in Washington.

Women’s rights are not why we’re in Afghanistan.

UPDATE: Charlie Savage offers an alternative account that says the administration was ambiguous, rather than defiant, about a potential congressional resolution on Libya.

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer