President Barack Obama greets the justices of the Supreme Court prior to delivering his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 25, 2011. From left to right: Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Obama, Justice Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg and Justice Stephen Breyer

Why Obama Shouldn’t Declare War on the Supreme Court

Even if he loses the health care case, the President ought to resist bashing the Supreme Court to please the base

Jon Meacham

The Myth of the Stature Gap: Could Newt Be the Next FDR?

Highly unlikely, but let’s remember today’s dwarf is sometimes tomorrow’s giant