How Ben Carson and Marco Rubio Outfoxed the Media  —  Two Republican candidates.  Two sets of potentially damaging stories.  So far, not a great deal of damage.  What happened?  —  In one case, much-anticipated credit-card records from Marco Rubio produced ... not a great deal.

A Self-Awareness Mr Magoo  —  In case you missed the late news yesterday evening, the Carson-Yale mystery has taken a paradoxical turn in which all can apparently rejoice: new evidence both suggests the possibility that Ben Carson may be telling some version of the truth as he remembers it …

Ben Carson is still the most popular presidential candidate.  And it's not close.  —  Ben Carson maintains his exceptional popularity among Republicans amid criticisms of his campaign and past statements, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.  —  And, in fact, he's quite popular among independents too.

As Missouri Activists Block Journalists, a Divide Over ‘Respect’ and Rights  —  COLUMBIA, Mo. — A video that showed University of Missouri protesters restricting a student photographer's access to a public area of campus on Monday ignited discussions about press freedom.

A Young Journalist Setting an Example for the Rest of Us  —  It's too easy, and also rash and risky, to criticize people on the basis of perhaps-out-of-context social media snippets.  —  So let me compliment someone!  You may already have seen the video below, shot this afternoon at the University of Missouri.

Jeb Can't Even Handle the Little Stuff  —  We have a very convoluted system for electing our president, and particularly so within our party nominating contests.  In some places we have caucuses that are followed by county and state conventions where delegates are selected to the two parties' respective national conventions.