Noted without comment

"David Glenn":http://chronicle.com/news/article/5056/yet-another-political-science-conference-site-comes-under-scrutiny in the _Chronicle._ bq. As the American Political

But for the Grace of God &c

The "NYT":http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/obama-aide-apologizes-for-calling-clinton-a-monster/index.html?hp tells us that Samantha Power (who is, on

Academic ethics and social science

Tim Lambert "points to":http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2008/02/just_how_many_astroturf_groups.php (and excerpts) a "recently published article":http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VBF-4RRD36G-2&_user=10&_coverDate=02%2F29%2F2008&_alid=692073310&_rdoc=5&_fmt=summary&_orig=search&_cdi=5925&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=352&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=1198180f5883bd692637451ffe7623c1

Year of Ideas

Every year I look forward to NY Times Magazine's Year