- Ilan Ben-Meir & Andrew Kaczynski & Megan Apper @ BuzzFeed: The 68 Most Controversial Things Ted Cruz’s Dad Has Ever Said.
- Matt Wilstein @ Mediaite: Equal Opportunity Birther Donald Trump Questions Ted Cruz’s Citizenship.
- Brendan James @ TPM: Ted Cruz: I Started Listening To Country Music Because Of 9/11.
- Matt Berman @ National Journal: That Time Ted Cruz Waded Into a Big Conspiracy Theory.
- Elias Isquith @ Salon: "Apocalypse is right around the corner": Rick Perlstein unloads on Mike Huckabee-style conservatives.
- Jason Zengerle @ GQ: What If Sarah Palin Were a Brain Surgeon?