This week, we began to deal with the after­math of an Amer­i­can sol­dier slaugh­ter­ing inno­cent Afghans. The NCAA Bas­ket­ball Tour­na­ment began, dis­tract­ing Nate Sil­ver from more impor­tant things in the world. For­mer Mass­a­chu­setts Gov­er­nor Mitt Rom­ney came in third place in both Alabama and Mis­sis­sippi, los­ing the two states to for­mer Sen­a­tor Rick San­to­rum (R-​​PA). For­mer House Speaker breaks his promise to drop out of the race if he lost both states. A Gold­man Sachs employee quit in a man­ner that drops a nuclear bomb on a bridge, lead­ing many other for­mer employ­ees of var­i­ous com­pa­nies to cheer, and prompt­ing sev­eral par­o­dies within hours. Rod Blago­je­vich checked in to his new home in Colorado.

Tomor­row, Mis­souri holds cau­cuses. Next week, the Supreme Court takes on another set of cases, and Illi­nois holds pri­mary elections.

And today’s Fri­day, which means you’re in con­trol of the con­ver­sa­tion ship. What do you want to talk about today?

Don’t see an arti­cle on a par­tic­u­lar topic, but want to talk about it some­where? This is Open Mic. Talk about what­ever you want, but stay respectful.

We cre­ate a new Open Mic every week to give a clean slate, but feel free to add to this topic at any time.