* After noting that House Republicans seem to have done a reasonably good job on education spending, Sallie James has discouraging news regarding the GOP’s approach to agriculture.

* Read this after reading this, and I think you’ll gain insight into the nature of our ongoing conversation about public affairs.

* Peter Suderman on Gov. Mitch Daniels’s views on the health policy landscape, and in particular on Medicare and Medicaid.

* Scott Walker, the new governor of Wisconsin, is a brave man.

* The always-insightful Anya Kamenetz has a new column in Fast Company, which is fact becoming a must-read.

* I endorse Jerry Brito’s reaction to Tyler Cowen’s TGS.