An essay about Newt Gingrich, and the issue of seriousness, from the conservative Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby

Jacoby writes, of Gingrich:  "For someone who holds himself out as a public intellectual, Gingrich comes across all too often as more glib than thoughtful — more interested in joining the fray than in expressing carefully worked-out ideas."

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/03/27/gingrich_vs_gingrich/

Ralph Nader shows, as he has shown for quite a while, that he is a frenetic thinker, as opposed to being a serious one

Ralph Nader attacks the Obama administration 's policies, including those concerning the war in Afghanistan: 

"Ralph Nader: Obama ‘Should Be Impeached’ For ‘Committing War Crimes’ " 

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ralph-nader-obama-should-be-impeached-for-committing-war-crimes/

A nice story by Steve Hartman, on the "CBS Evening News"

The story, one of Hartman's "Assignment America" reports, takes place in Los Angeles.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7358041n&tag=related;photovideo