McCain supports school vouchers at NAACP. But not Obama: private schools for me but not for thee. Poor people like vouchers: the union and the middle class seem not to.
What's in Zimbabwe's future? EU Referendum
Mars was covered with water.
Media BJ counter
AP: Iraq war is over
The EU wants Ireland to continue voting until they get the result they want. But, says Aengus O Snodaigh: "The fact is that the people have spoken and the Lisbon Treaty is dead."
Nanny doesn't want you eating burgers in South LA
Roger Kimball bids a fond adieu to Linda Greenhouse: Greenhouse Gas. It's mostly about Robert Bork.
What is Edward O. Wilson up to these days?
Here's the letter from 100 U of Chicago profs about Milton Friedman. Unbelievable.
The art market in 2008. New York Sun. A quote:
If you're wondering why there's such a boom in contemporary art today, that's because of competition, too. It's no longer possible to put together a world-class collection of Rembrandts or Botticellis; in fact, it can be hard to find a good one at all, at any price. But if you love contemporary art, or at least think you do, you can scale the heights of the market and leave your mark on the world as a collector. Today's richest got to where they are by having this emphasis on reaching no. 1; we should expect that same psychology to carry over to the art market. If the price is having to buy a stuffed shark rather than a shining Madonna, so be it; the world is growing more secular anyway.
