- Patrick French, an English historian and biographer of the Tibetan cultural movement, argues in the Saturday New York Times that the Dali Lama, despite being a valuable spiritual leader, has been ineffectual politically.
- Colbert I. King explains why Obama sticks with his church in Saturday's Washington Post.
- Obama's speech on race might have salved any permanent damage to his campaign, as this Gallup daily tracking poll suggests.
- Wall Street Journal Online for non-subscribers?
- The LA Times runs a Sunday story on John McCain's Iraq gamble and how his career has informed his foreign policy decisions.
- Matt Yglesias argues in favor of partisanship in The Atlantic.
- Finally, Barney Frank wants to legalize it. You know, it.
--Mori Dinauer
