No single election contest this fall combines the buzz and history-making potential of California's Proposition 19, which would make the state the first to legalize recreational use of marijuana. Full story
On Friday, Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., took on affirmative action, arguing that minorities no longer suffer from discrimination in the U.S. government. Is he right? MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan and The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson join Hardball to discuss.
The Morning Joe panel debates the mertis of Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court.
July 16: MSNBC's Rachel Maddow invites Pat Buchanan to explain (and debate) his column in Human Events calling on Republicans to treat Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor with contempt for being a beneficiary of affirmative action.