Iowa State beats Princeton

"The Washington Monthly College Guide": "Iowa State beats Princeton"

The article focuses on undergraduate institutions, and Princeton is explicitly discussed. The criteria used in scoring are about social mobility, research, and public service. Check it out.

It's funny to see this -- I remember Nick working on this topic as an undergrad, and his 2001 article for Washington Monthly is referenced several times. I love that Washington Monthly is so eager to challenge our universities to think a little more about public service.

Salon.com | News Wires

Salon.com | News Wires: "Kansas cannot punish illegal underage sex more harshly if it involves homosexual conduct, the state's highest court ruled unanimously Friday in a case watched by national groups on both sides of the gay rights debate."

This is an update on the Matthew Limon case that I had blogged about previously.

Salon.com - War Room

Salon.com - War Room: "'She praised the benefits of diversity, called for measures that would send more minority students to law schools, and said that just because a woman was the head of the state bar did not mean that 'all unfair barriers for women have been eradicated,'' the Times reports. "

Maybe I assumed too much craftiness on the part of the administration, forgetting that incompetence is built in as well. I'm still skeptical, but perhaps Miers is the best we can get...

Longtime Confidante of Bush Has Never Been a Judge - New York Times

Longtime Confidante of Bush Has Never Been a Judge - New York Times

You have got to be fucking kidding me. This is as choice as naming Arabian Horses dude the head of FEMA. Un-fucking-believable.

C'mon Congress. You let him have Roberts. Let's actually do something about this problem...