Here is the full text of the introduction (ultimately removed) of the no-confidence resolution against Lawrence Summers written by the Harvard faculty.  Notes The WS’s “Scrapbook,” “That introduction made explicit the infantile leftist agenda of Summers’s detractors. It is worth reading in full, and is reproduced below in all its politically correct glory:”

A long but very interesting article on the fall of Larry Summers by James Piereson, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.  Piereson frames Summers’ dismissal as Harvard president as “the triumph of the diversity faction” in the academy—particularly within the arts and sciences.  Because Piereson’s pieces touches on a number of issues I’ve been writing on over the last several weeks, I’m going to quote from it at length. 

Via Tom Elia, a Chicago Tribune report by John Crewdson that shows the CIA in a rather unflattering light when it comes to issues of state secrecy:

From the Jurist, U of Pittsburgh, March 1: The Council of Europe [official website] said Wednesday that an investigation into allegations that the US Central Intelligence Agency operated secret prisons [JURIST report] in Europe revealed no “smoking gun” evidence that proved the existence of the prisons. COE Secretary General Terry Davis [official profile], presenting his findings on alleged illegal detentions and rendition flights on European territory based on official replies

Stephen Hayes, writing in the Weekly Standard, on the release of Iraq documents:

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? A: Who cares?  Did you see the tits on that chick at Foot Locker?  Yummy!

—‘Fraid not.  In a show of solidarity, the little fella agreed to have himself biopsied right along with me today, and the bandages on his undercarriage restrict his range of movement (particularly during splits). If you need a fix, though, I hear Saturday Night Fever is pretty good.  That is, if you don’t mind white polyester, platform heels, and feathered hair in lieu of the furiously-twirling, lathered and musky armor

Originally posted May 13, 2004:  “The protein wisdom interview: Ted Kennedy” **** For additional archived interviews, click here.  Interviewees include Noam Chomsky, Dan Rather’s Ego, John Kerry, Madonna, Jacques Chirac, and more.

1.  Via Allah, national embarrassment Jimmy Carter once again shows off his foreign policy acumen by arguing that “the pre-eminent obstacle to peace is Israel’s colonisation of Palestine.” So far, this piece has appeared only on Tom Paine and Pakistani papers, but, well, every little bit helps, Jimmy.  Seriously.  Just throw up a few houses and all will be forgiven. 2.  Via Ed Hirsch and The Corner, a William Saletan

Managed to get a dermatologist appointment today, so I’m going to bring these bastard moles to a mole expert and get his opinion on them.  I’m hoping he hates them with such a burning fury that he melts them off with a soldering iron.  But don’t tell them I said that.  They’re mean, spiteful, suspicious things, these irregular-shaped lesions—and it was all I could do just to get them to