Betsy Woodruff and Alexis Levinson discuss the freshman GOP senator from Iowa, who delivered the State of the Union response and could play a role in 2016. Plus: Do Republicans have foot-in-mouth disease?

Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss Matt’s vision for a more inclusive Republican Party. Plus: “I know, because I won both of them.”

Heather Hurlburt and Daniel Drezner discuss the GOP’s invite of Israeli PM Netanyahu to address Congress—a ploy that might backfire. Plus: Is the US making things worse in Yemen?

On the debut of Culturally Determined, Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Elizabeth Cantwell analyze the unbearable whiteness of the Academy Award nominations. Plus: Poetry’s changing place in American culture.

Mark Leon Goldberg and David Bosco discuss the case of Dominic Ongwen, a Lord’s Resistance Army commander who was once a child soldier and now faces war crimes charges. Plus: The irony of the Palestinians joining the ICC.

Glenn Loury and Tracey Meares consider the risks of being a police officer. Plus: Why are the cops still so racially polarizing?

Neil Bhatiya and Tim Kovach talk about states that are acting on climate change in the face of federal inaction. Plus: America’s weird culture of climate skepticism.

Mark Schmitt and Katherine Mangu-Ward debate levying a very small tax on every Wall Street trade. Plus: Ohio bartender tries to poison John Boehner—what?!?

Robert Wright and Ron Kampeas discuss Netanyahu’s appeal to French Jews to emigrate to Israel. Plus: Terrorism in Paris and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Kevin Glass and Danny Vinik discuss how Jonathan Gruber’s controversial comments may have cost Doug Elmendorf his job. Plus: Don’t hate the CBO players, hate the CBO game.