Hi, everyone. (As I take the baton from Perr.) It's good to be back. Let's get right to it:

Lippmann's Ghost: Elizabeth Warren leads the Mass. Senate race. It's still early, but maybe running against extreme wealth, power, and corruption will work for Dems.

Vox Verax: Many of you know this already, but The Newt is no man of principle. Quite the opposite, actually.

Take My Country Back: Hey, The Donald, don't cancel your GOP "debate." It has so damn much potential.

But enough about America, the most exceptional country ever. (Right?) Let's look across the pond:

Infidel753: Europe is spiralling down the crapper, but the U.K., to its credit, remains defiant. (God save the Pound.)

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction. I'll be here all week.

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