Interesting take on the modern legacy media from the WSJ’s Daniel Henninger (subscription only, so I’ll quote at length):

Sure, this is meant as a whole grain-manipulated attack on UN ambassador John Bolton and his straight-talking mustache, Regis—particularly on their aggressive, hard-line reform strategy for the UN (which some critics believe will further reinforce the “world community’s” poor opinion of the US as hyperpower bullies in Stetsons)—the entire critique punned into an artistic, fiber-rich performative.  But to me, all it says is this:  now there’s a piece of seed

Interesting bit on fossil fuel reserves from today’s Straight Dope, with Cecil Adams.  For your consideration:

PJ Media has a very interesting piece featuring Rep. Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo), who managed, under threat of subpoena, to bring representatives from Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco to testify before a select committee of the House Committee on International Relations about their cooperation with the repressive policies of the Chinese government.  The video contains clips from the hearing—as well as an exclusive interview with Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor

After careful consideration, I have decided to give being a hermit a try—at least for the rest of today.  To that end, I’ll leave you with this, which I call “The Hermit’s Haiku”: **** update:  the novice hermit emerges, momentarily, to ask that you please support the single-testicled arts. Now, GET OFF MY LAWN!

Ruth Wisse, Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and professor of comparative literature at Harvard, in today’s WSJ Opinion Journal: The resignation of Lawrence Summers as president of Harvard turns the spotlight on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), which has consecrated more time and energy to his ouster than to any other project of the past five years. Until now, all blame has been leveled at the president:

From Gallup: More Americans consider Iran the United States’ greatest enemy today than any other country, according to Gallup’s annual World Affairs survey. Iraq, North Korea, and China are also mentioned frequently by Americans as the United States’ greatest enemy. This poll marks the first time that Iran has topped the list as the United States’ greatest enemy; in previous years, Iraq or North Korea ranked first. Republicans are more

From “A Failure of the Press,” today’s WaPo oped from Bill Bennett and Alan Dershowitz: We two come from different political and philosophical perspectives, but on this we agree: Over the past few weeks, the press has betrayed not only its duties but its responsibilities. To our knowledge, only three print newspapers have followed their true calling: the Austin American-Statesman, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York Sun. What have

Who cares?—so long as I get to see gay cowboys going at it all tender and dignified and chapless.  Which, that’s certainly worth having to sit through a couple of incoherent George Clooney speeches and an odious Elton John musical number, in my book. Because here’s the thing:  protein wisdom is nothing if not intellectually curious.  And awards?  Meaningless baubles—particularly when to you it’s all about the work.

From Haaretz: The United Nations has reprimanded a security guard for drawing swastikas on a log sheet later seen by a guard from Israel, a UN spokesman said. The guard who drew the swastikas was issued a letter of reprimand and was asked to attend sensitivity training for the September incident, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday. Dujarric would not identify the guard who was reprimanded. A UN official speaking