A Breakthrough in U.S.-Indian Relations? (Bruce Riedel) from the National Interest
"A potential new weapons deal could mean that Washington's aggressive courting of New Delhi is paying off."
Federal Judge Will Permanently Remove Florida Voter Registration Restrictions from Talking Points Memo
"A federal judge said Wednesday he would permanently remove harsh restrictions on third-party voter registration groups that have handicapped registration efforts in Florida this year. "
Confessions of a Seventh-Grade Texas History Teacher (John Spong) from Texas Monthly
"Bobby Jackson has taught students in the Aransas County school district about the Plains Indians, the Battle of San Jacinto, and Spindletop since the state celebrated its sesquicentennial. How he does it bears no resemblance to the class I took when I was stuck in middle school."
The Legitimate Children of Rape (Andrew Solomon) from the New Yorker
"Women raising children conceived in rape face realities that Todd Akin hasn’t come close to recognizing."
The Secret Weapon: All of Us (Nicholas Kristof) from the New York Times
"Behind every successful business stand the American taxpayers."
Republicans Have Become a Party of Naysayers (Gregor Peter Schmitz) from Der Spiegel [of Germany in English]
"Mitt Romney has succeeded in securing the Republican nomination in Tampa this week. And while he may want to govern as a statesman, he won't be able to count on his party for support. For years, many US conservatives have given up political responsibility in favor of hardline ideology."
The Sad Spectacle of the GOP Convention’s Fact-Free Foreign Policy (John Judis) from the New Republic
"The speakers kept calling for a “robust” foreign policy and insisting that America should lead, and they denounced the Obama administration for failing to lead, but they offered very little indication that Romney would act any differently from Obama. That’s clearly what they intended to do."
In Modern GOP, the Old South Returns (Harold Meyerson) from the Washington Post
"Founded as the party of the anti-slavery North and committed to deep governmental involvement in spurring the economy (land-grant colleges, the Homestead Act, the transcontinental railway), today’s GOP is the negation of Abraham Lincoln’s Republicans."
Obama’s Ground Game Advantage (Aaron Blake) from the Washington Post
"Democrats are winning at least one key aspect of the 2012 campaign: voter contact. Some Republicans are starting to fret a little bit about their ground game and a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that fear is at least somewhat justified."
Republicans Boast About Voter Suppression in Tampa, but the Ground Is Shifting (George Zornick) from the Nation
"...Haley’s timing was awful—the ground beneath voter-suppression efforts is falling away, in her state and elsewhere. On the same day Haley spoke, a trial was underway in South Carolina in which the state is suing Obama’s Department of Justice for blocking the voter identification law. And it isn’t going so well for the state...."
The Gender Gap Is Hurting Romney, Beyond His Control (Adam Sorenson) from Time Magazine
"... she insisted the episode wouldn’t reflect poorly on the presidential ticket. “I think that undecided women are going to look at [the candidates] individually.” Maybe. But it’s hard to sugarcoat Romney’s struggles with women voters. In the end, it’s not just about Mitt."
Why I’m Breaking Up with Paul Ryan (William Saletan) from Slate
"I don’t want to see you anymore. Two weeks ago, I declared my love for you. I said you would focus the election on fiscal responsibility. I envisioned you leading a movement of young people to control runaway spending. ... Since Mitt Romney tapped you as his running mate, you haven’t stood for fiscal restraint. You’ve attacked it."
Neocons Carry Bush’s Banner (Alex Seitz-Wald) from Salon
"The leaders on GOP foreign policy are still all Bush alums, despite his failures."
Chris Christie's Flop at the GOP Convention (John Harris) from Politico
"There is no mistaking what a successful keynote speech for Chris Christie would have looked and sounded like. There would have been an electric reaction from the crowd in the convention hall. It would have been followed by waves of effusive media commentary about how people had just heard the future of the Republican Party. Judged by these standards, there is also no mistaking what the New Jersey governor delivered instead: A prime-time belly-flop, one that notably failed to clear either of those two high bars."
HEARING NUGGET!!
What It's Like for a Deaf Person to Hear Music for the First Time (Rebecca Rosen) from the Atlantic
"With new hearing aids, Austin Chapman is listening to music for the first time in his life, and it sounds glorious."
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