• Let’s call him BACKTRACK Obama (Cannonfire) How Obama has reneged completely on his promise of openness
• On civility, again (Matt Bruenig) A truly epic take-down of Megan McArdle
• Where Was Anal Rape Approved in the OLC Memos? (Emptywheel) Marcy Wheeler uncovers a hidden gem of truth from the Guantanamo, that Rahim al-Nashiri is showing symptoms consistent with sexual assault
• State Employment Trends: Does a Low Tax/Right-to-Work/Low Minimum Wage Regime Correlate to Growth (Econbrowser) Spoiler warning!  The answer is, “no”.

Here is a drink that you will never see on Maddow, the Alien Brain Hemorrhage: (H/t JR at the Stellar Parthenon BBS)