Some Fascinating Reads of the Week

• The Obama Watch: Obama’s Planned Parenthood Love Fest by Paul Kengor 

           Why hasn’t he yet won its annual Sanger Award?

• Campaign Crawlers: The Tragedy of Mark Sanford by Kyle Peterson 

           He’s good. Very good. Oh, what might’ve been.

• Media Matters: The Newsies’ Bogeymen by Mark Lisheron 

           Journalists still scared of the Koch brothers don’t understand capitalism.

• The Nation’s Pulse: Sweet Sounds Way Out Yonder by Bill Croke 

           Bluegrass comes alive in Missoula — via a uniquely American circuitous route.

• At Large: After Hugo by George H. Wittman

           Hugo Chavez’s shaky successor could be replaced — but not necessarily by the man he edged out in April 14’s fishy election.