So... jobs. Discuss. And remember, if you don't have the right answers, Rick Perry will call you Dukakis.

Jersey McJones: Remembering 9/11. Could it have been avoided, had the U.S. just stayed out of "bad neighborhoods"?


Mario Piperni: And so it's down to two: Perry vs. Romney. How do you feel about that, Republicans?

Can It Happen Here?: Obama may be pandering for votes, but his views on/against deportation are a step towards a saner, more humane immigration policy. But will he back up his words with concrete action?

Fruits and Votes: Yet more bad news for Angela Merkel, this time in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Are we witnessing a slow shift back to the left in Europe?

Copeland on Film: Looking back at Ross McElwee's Sherman's March, a one-of-a-kind film released 25 years ago this week, among many other things a fascinating portrait of the South.

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

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