rochelle points toward this nice map. it must not be complete given her comments.

something jason will like.

but will i pay for it…. no. so i won't get it.

Bush's (Lack of) Mental Curiousity. Les Payne writes a mean-spirited column in Newsday charging that George Bush has become a national joke. As much as I've been bashing Bush all weekend, I think that's a stretch, but there is a snippet worth reprinting, about how… [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime]

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scary….

yes, if one goes… both should go.

Dubya Channels Calvin, or Vice Versa.

[Crooked Timber]

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heh, yes. acting or forcing action without forethought is an authoritarian mentality, there is a quote somewhere about it being a form of fascism….. that is probably true too.

NYU Hiring.

In a move that might shock some in the philosophical community, NYU is about to commence a hiring campaign.

New York University is on a hiring campaign that it hopes will put its graduate and undergraduate liberal arts programs on sounder footing and give them the stature of some of its most prominent professional schools. Over the next five years, it plans to expand its 625-member arts and science faculty by 125 members, and replace another 125 who are expected to leave. (New York Times)

If hiring Ned Block, Hartry Field, Kit Fine, David Velleman etc etc was what they do in normal times, it could get a little scary to see what they do in an expansionary era.

[Crooked Timber]

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some national universities are taking practical steps to insure their future, virginia's universities cannot. makes you wonder…….

this is where the u.s. is heading for domestic policy… wait until your doctor refuses to treat you because you are a different religion, or worse……. it will happen.