Wednesday, August 09, 2006
W. Va University Eliminates Blacks-Only Classes (07:51 PM) - Marshall University, a public institution in West Virginia, permitted until this very day professors to limit enrollment in their classes to students of certain races. After pressure from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, though, the school was compelled…
The Joementum Continues (11:38 AM) - Dick Morris, writing at the Drudge Report, says that Joe Lieberman still has a chance to win this thing. I usually disagree with Dick Morris’ strategic analyses, but I agree strongly with this one.While Ned Lamont will clearly have a…
Has the Senate Punched a Hole in Our Sovereign Firewall? (10:56 AM) - Julian Ku has an interesting post on the international CyberCrime Treaty, just ratified by the United States Senate. He addresses critiques, which seem legitimate to me, that “any person in this country who uses a computer in a manner that…
You Just Have To Look Closely (10:49 AM) - For the entire duration of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there has been the problem of faked Sad Scenes on the part of the Palestinians. That isn’t to say the problem doesn’t exist on the Israeli side, but it is less widespread,…
Perhaps a Bottle of Rosé Instead (10:37 AM) - One of the very, very few things I know about wine is that what’s called rosé is Not Good. Now the New York Times’ Style section says I’m wrong: Rosé is now hip. I don’t know what to believe….
Sacre Bleu (10:35 AM) - The House of Representatives cafe has reverted to the name ‘French fries’. No more freedom….
Intolerance at the ACLU (10:29 AM) - Sean at the Columbia Critic: “The ACLU continues to offend me in its actions.”…
WSJ: College Newspapers Are Thriving (10:27 AM) - In the big-time newspaper industry, ad sales and circulation are down. The tune is happier at campus newspapers, according to the Wall Street Journal….
Checking in with the Daily Kos (08:24 AM) - The Daily Kos folks, who have operated that website through several election cycles, have not ever endorsed a candidate who ended up winning his race. And they have endorsed many candidates. But they did get someone nominated last night. I…