• Immigration expert Edward Alden argues that we’ve tightened our national borders too much, basically cutting ourselves off from the rest of the world.
• Phil Munger, Alaskan activist and editor of the “Progressive Alaska” blog, sheds some light on Sarah Palin’s extreme beliefs, most notably on creationism.
• Sen. McCain, just yesterday flatly rejecting an AIG bailout, seems to think it’s not such a bad idea after all now that it’s going to happen.