Four years ago she was beaten and bitter, and now she's practically a shoo-in for 2016. GOP contenders, take note
Paul Harris: A civil war is brewing in the GOP – between the realists who have to get elected and the ultras in the conservative media
Ana Marie Cox: With the RNC shut down, it was left to Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain to vie for headlines with tropical storm Isaac
Oliver Burkeman: If you thought Herman Cain's presidential run was just a stunt to set up a media career … well, he seems stuck in stunt mode
The celebrity lawyer's newest client is the former girlfriend of the accused face-eating cannibal in Miami – and that's not a surprise
Lizz Winstead: At least, I think it's a metaphor. With Cain, it can be hard to tell