Melinda Henneberger in Slate and the Boston Globe in South Bend offer two good overviews and explanations, though Melinda—a Commonweal contributor—takes aim at the race issue that generates much heat. Her analysis is strong, however. “Hillary for Mother Superior?” We’ll see again tomorrow.

David Gibson is director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University and an occasional contributor to Commonweal.

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