Daily Links, March 29: Castro, Court, and Catholic students
The pope is wrapping up his visit to Cuba today, where he met with Fidel Castro--who asked for some clarification [1] about Pope Benedict's job requirements.
E.J. Dionne weighs in [2] on the Supreme Court justices and the pending decision about the Affordable Health Care Act.
In the Trayvon Martin case: Skittles sales [3] are up, one Representative broke floor dress code [4] to make a statement about racial profiling, and a look at Florida's "stand your ground" [5] law.
In February, we heard about the Catholic student group at Vanderbilt protesting [6] the university's "all-comers" policy. The group has decided to leave campus [7] over the "discriminatory non-discrimination policy," saying its hand has been forced.
Mississippi is officially the most religious state. The least religious? Vermont, says a new Gallup poll [8].
Wouldn't it be awesome if our politicians were saying this [9]? Look for the results from our recent Sounding Board about our reliance on cars [10] in our May issue [11].
