Endgame

Could you plan an escape?

— House GOP rules changes will give Paul Ryan an unprecedented amount of power for a Budget Committee Chairman.

— North Dakota going after teacher pensions.

— Barack Obama's bad losses.

— Ezra Klein sketches the argument in defense of Obama's approach.

— Ten percent of the way through Quicksilver I see Neal Stephenson's deeper into monetary issues than ever before!

— My photos from Mexico.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, "Say No to Love".