- Scott Lemieux writes that as the case against the Affordable Care Act shows, it is progressives -- not conservatives -- who should pride themselves on fealty to the Constitution.
- Jamelle Bouie shows that White Democratic elected officials have vanished from Dixie. Can Southern Dems rebound as a black-and-brown party?
- Matthew Yglesias argues we've achieved all of the aims laid out by George W. Bush in our post-9/11 military action.