The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Recovery

If you read nothing else today, read this. Former Washington Post reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Jose Antonio Vargas writes of his life in America as an undocumented immigrant. [NY Times]

A little humor to brighten your day: The New Yorker contemplates how Al Qaeda can rebrand itself for the twenty-first century. [New Yorker]

Girl power! Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor discusses overcoming sexism as a law student and her path to an amazing career. [The Atlantic]

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