As Marc Fisher comments in a thoughtful column in today’s Washington Post, it is on the whole good to see university presidents engaged in anything besides their continual obligation to raise funds. Thus, like Fisher, I applaud the effort of 123 presidents of colleges, universities and systems to encourage dialogue about the ongoing problem of campus alcohol abuse. It actually is good to see college presidents putting their names to something (besides fundraising letters). It is also good to see administrators responsibly bringing up problems rather than suppressing them as universities almost always do with the problem of, for ...   more »

Just when you think there's a little bit of good news . . . It proves indeed to be a little bit.

The heading "Justice Department Reaches Agreement to Protect Employment Rights of U.S. Army Reservist" looked good for a minute. In fact, I felt a fleeting surprise for an instant.

Turns out that the employer is not one of our private employers, who can generally fire any employer at any time, for any reason, or none. The Justice Dept pursued a case involving another government agency--but a local bureaucracy, namely the Circuit Court of Hillsboro County, Florida.

Justice filed ...   more »

Architectural Digest visits McCain's house: Nice series of photographs of the McCains' humble abode, from one of the glossies:

The favorable article mentions, "One of [the design] additions was the Mexican-tiled patio off the master bedroom, a private space complete with a pergola, a spa and a built-in fireplace."

This, be it noted, is one of the bases--or as they say in design lingo, 'spaces'--from which McCain has accused Barack Obama of being 'elitist.'

That whole 'elitist' line, from a man who cannily married wealth as well as beauty, whose son from his first marriage was employed and promoted by ...   more »