As I mentioned yesterday, I’m in transit so blogging and so forth will be spotty for the next week. Anyway, links for you:

America’s Last Prisoner of War: Three years ago, a 23-year-old soldier walked off his base in Afghanistan and into the hands of the Taliban. Now he’s a crucial pawn in negotiations to end the war. Will the Pentagon leave a man behind? (important context for Berghdalzi)
Charter Cap ‘n Gown: That path to college turns out to be exceptionally narrow…
Wingnuts’ war on the troops: The ugly lesson of Bowe Bergdahl and Sarah Palin