Links for you. Science:

The Senate does something right
Cliff Swallows Evolve Shorter Wings Near Highways
Now, Voyager
How laziness and a lack of #scicomm undermines the #openaccess movement

Other:

Where’s all the hippie punching? (absolute must-read)
Ezra Klein’s Biggest Mistake
Steubenville rapists can be saved: For all the justified outrage at the Steubenville offenders, rehab can and does work. Their lives are not “over”
Behold the Hatred, Resentment, and Mockery Aimed at Anti-Iraq War Protesters
Where the Web has failed journalism
Who was right about invading Iraq? (the last paragraph is key)
March Madness Math: Are the “Dreaded Middle Seeds” So Bad?
Career opportunities
Dignity, Empathy, and the Iraq War (my take here)
The Iraq Apology Tour, Continued
I Am Jane Doe: An Open Letter to CNN, Poppy Harlow and All Steubenville Rapist Sympathizers