1. Iran is ready to talk (New York Times)

With Iran reeling from sanctions, the proper environment now exists for diplomacy to work, writes Dennis Ross.

2. The health care law in red and blue (Politico)

Many GOP congressional districts have much to gain as the new heath care coverage rolls out, say Larry Levitt, Drew Altman and Gary Claxton.

3. Containment won't work against Iran (Wall Street Journal)

It is becoming popular to invoke the Cold War, when the policy of containment managed to avoid all-out war with a nuclear Soviet Union. But the analogy fails on several grounds, writes Daniel Schwammenthal.

4. Rick Santorum's pincer movement (New York Times)

Santorum's advantage is that he can get to Romney's right and to his left at once, writes Ross Douthat.

5. Does the GOP care about Latino voters? (Washington Post)

When it comes to Latino voters, Republicans must have un impulso suicida, says Dana Milbank.

6. Just how much does Gingrich hate Romney? (Roll Call)

Stuart Rothenberg asks: Is Romeny's bitterness and animosity toward the former Massachusetts governor so deep that he is willing to put aside his personal ambitions and yield the spotlight, in which he clearly revels?

7. Polarization and the Independents (Weekly Standard)

The independent vote will be determinative in November, writes Jay Cost.

8. Drumming up a phony war on religion (Washington Post)

It is Rick Santorum who wins the award for histrionics. Progressives, he said last week in Texas, are "taking faith and crushing it," writes Eugene Robinson.

9. The limits of European solidarity (Wall Street Journal)

To avoid a complete breakdown, Brussels panjandrums must recognize that a one-size-fits-all approach to Europe is no longer sustainable, say Naruab Tupy and Richard Sulik.

10. Obama can't have it both ways on taxes (Washington Examiner)

Raising taxes on any working American will hurt the economy for everybody, says this editorial.