DENNIS PRAGER: The American Trinity.

#WARONMEN: Why Did Hugo Schwyzer, Token Guy of the Lady Blogosphere, Retire Early? “If you look at the men who are writing about feminism, they toe the line very carefully. It’s almost like they take their cues from the women around them. Men are afraid of women’s anger. It’s very hard for men to stand up to women’s anger. I did for a long time until finally my mental health had to be a priority.”

So does that mean that even the feminist men are going on strike?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: How feasting on steak and spinach can cut the chances of Alzheimer’s.

DO TELL: Daily Beast: Hot U.S. Cities That Offer Both Jobs and Culture Are Mostly Southern and Modest Sized.

CHARLIE MARTIN: Climate Change and the Problem of ‘Press Release Science.’

WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: Bradley Manning Is Guilty, But Of What?

Since 9/11, the US has been operating in legal gray areas. Whether the issue is Guantanamo, NSA surveillance of American citizens, or the use of drones to kill foreign militants in Pakistan or Yemen, we’ve had to deal with a lot of issues that existing law doesn’t cover adequately. The Bush administration, ironically, had a better excuse for freelancing than the Obama administration has now. In the early years after 9/11, the situation was still so new, and the most important thing was to act quickly and assertively to come to grips with a threat of uncertain scale. Today we have a much better idea about what the terror threat to the homeland does and does not mean, what kind of tools are needed to fight it, and what kind of tradeoffs US citizens can be expected to make. It’s clearly time for Congress draft some laws to give the Executive Branch better guidance—and, yes, better oversight—in managing these threats. . . .

It’s abundantly clear that our failure to develop an appropriate legal and oversight process for necessary acts of self defense has become a serious liability, undermining the legitimacy of policies and practices that, despite the occasional, worrying abuses, still have an important role to play in ensuring the security of peaceful people across the world.

And, as I’ve said, the most damning thing to come out of the Bradley Manning affair is that we put people like Bradley Manning in such sensitive positions.

“DARK MONEY:” Liberal Foundation Distributed Money from Bermuda to Liberal Nonprofits.

FASTER, PLEASE: Cellphone Unlocking Bill Passes Committee, But There’s Still a Treacherous Road Ahead.

CNN REPORTS: Exclusive: Dozens of CIA operatives on the ground during Benghazi attack. “CNN has uncovered exclusive new information about what is allegedly happening at the CIA, in the wake of the deadly Benghazi terror attack. Four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed in the assault by armed militants last September 11 in eastern Libya. Sources now tell CNN dozens of people working for the CIA were on the ground that night, and that the agency is going to great lengths to make sure whatever it was doing, remains a secret. CNN has learned the CIA is involved in what one source calls an unprecedented attempt to keep the spy agency’s Benghazi secrets from ever leaking out. . . . Since January, some CIA operatives involved in the agency’s missions in Libya, have been subjected to frequent, even monthly polygraph examinations, according to a source with deep inside knowledge of the agency’s workings. The goal of the questioning, according to sources, is to find out if anyone is talking to the media or Congress.”

Notice who they’re trying to keep the secrets from.

GOOD QUESTION: If Facebook Can Profit From Your Data, Why Can’t You?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: How To Avoid A Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: “Frank was awkward, and a little too pushy. Greg was handsome.”

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY, VERSUS WHAT PEOPLE DO: In Newtown, Gun Permits Surge After Shooting: Residents Cite Desire for Protection, a Rush to Buy Before Tighter Rules Kicked In.

THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD NEWS: Rapamycin doesn’t slow aging, but it does prevent cancer.

THOUGHTS ON ALLERGY-FREE COOKING.

DID SOMEBODY SAY “TRAINWRECK?” Snappy New Website to Answer Obamacare Questions Crashes on First Day.

DETROIT: DEATH BY DEMOCRACY.

Steven Rattner, who administered the bailout of part of the Detroit-based portion of America’s automobile industry, says, “Apart from voting in elections, the 700,000 remaining residents of the Motor City are no more responsible for Detroit’s problems than were the victims of Hurricane Sandy for theirs.” Congress, he says, should bail out Detroit because “America is just as much about aiding those less fortunate as it is about personal responsibility.”

Uh huh.

YA THINK? Obama’s IRS Scandal Sure Looks to Run a Lot Deeper Than Reported.

SCIENCE: Internet-Based Psychotherapy Just As Effective As Face-to-Face.

MAYA ANGELOU, and an airbrushed Martin Luther King quote.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: M.B.A. Admission Tip: Always Go for an Easy ‘A.’ “Business-school applicants with high undergraduate grade point averages are more likely to be admitted than those who performed slightly less well but did so amid tougher grading standards.”

THIS MUST BE MORE OF THAT “SMART DIPLOMACY” THEY PROMISED US: Snowden given asylum, while Obama wears the ‘kick me’ sign.

RIVER TAM, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Harvard creates brain-to-brain interface, allows humans to control other animals with thoughts alone.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: 10 Products For The Bacon Lover.

RAISING KIDS AND HITTING THE SWEET SPOTS. There are actually a lot of sweet spots.