- Daniel Drezner @ WaPo: Anatomy of a moment in macho foreign policy posturing.
- Kira Lerner @ Think Progress: Ted Cruz Gave A Preview Of His State Of The Union In 2018. And It’s Wild.
- Daniel Angster @ Media Matters: Cruz Surrogate Steve Deace Hypes Conspiracy Theory That Obama Will Not Give Up Presidency After His Term.
- Randall J. Stephens @ Religion Dispatches: “Religious Liberty” And The Origins Of The Evangelical Persecution Complex.
- Jon Green @ America Blog: Kim Davis wasn’t the only crusader for Christian privilege invited to the State of the Union.
- Hemant Mehta: Christian Preacher: I Moved Clouds and Stopped a Typhoon Because “I Have Authority Over the Weather.”
- Warren Throckmorton: Glenn Beck: “Liberal Bastards” Had David Barton’s The Jefferson Lies Pulled from Shelves.