1. Reinforcing the church-state wall (LA Times)
Christianity thrives when the state stays out of its business and allows a marketplace of ideas to thrive, writes Jim Burkee.
2. The two Cadillacs fallacy (Washington Post)
Romney’s rather authentic moments suggesting he doesn’t understand the lives of average people (such as his comment on his wife’s two Cadillacs) are dismissed as “gaffes,” while Santorum’s views on social issues are denounced as “extreme,” says E.J. Dionne.
3. When Will Social Media Elect a President? (Wall Street Journal)
Twitter and Facebook will change US politics, as new technology always has. Think Nixon or ‘Obama Girl,’ says Andy Kessler.
4. Super PACs can’t crown a king (Washington Post)
The one certainty about campaign finance laws is that all of them are, and ever will be, written by incumbent legislators, writes George Will.
5. A Civil Right to unionize (New York Times)
The greatest impediment to unions is weak and anachronistic labor laws, write Richard Kahlenberg and Moshe Marvit.
6. Romney and Paul, what a curious couple (Boston Globe) (£)
It’s rare to see a bromance flourish in the hot glare of the GOP primary spotlight, but Mitt Romney and Ron Paul have something positively special going on, writes Joshua Green.