A Time, Again, for Bill Clinton By Joe Conason —
Perhaps the time has come, if it isn’t already too late, for President Obama to ask for help from President Clinton.

The Marvel That Is Medicare By Marie Cocco —
Medicare is where political posturing runs headlong into historical truth: It is, along with Social Security, the most successful government program that the United States has ever created.

Let’s End the Score-Settling By E.J. Dionne —
The problem with “teachable moments” is that the term sets up one group of people as teachers while another group is consigned to the role of pupils. In a democracy, that’s troublesome.