The New Republic has an excellent piece by pro-choicer Jeffrey Rosen on Roe v. Wade. His views mirror things I've said many times. Although his analysis of what an overturn of Roe v. Wade would do to Republicans is somewhat superficial, most of his arguments are right on the money. That decision created the most hated group in America--the so-called "Religious Right"--and caused irreparable harm to the body politic. It created an unnecessarily hateful debate, made paranoia and religious bigotry acceptable in political discourse, and perversely polarized the political parties even as the vast majority of American women and men have remained steadily and firmly in between the extremes.

It's good to see The New Republic dealing in such an honest and straightforward manner with an issue like this. (Now if only they'd get rid of vicious jerks like Jonathan Chait...)