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Alien Nation by Peter Brimelow 
May 6, 2008
William Saletan And Race--"He loved Big Brother"
William Saletan's ongoing Maoist-style self-criticism for the crimethink of pointing out that James Watson knows more about the genetics of IQ than Watson's critics continues in Slate:
Not Black and White: Rethinking race and genes.
By William Saletan
Top 50 Pundits
Audacious Epigone figures out the demographic breakdown of the London Daily Telegraph's list of top 50 most influential American political pundits.
John McCain's Cinco de Mayo Party
With my attention paid at the pathetic pandering at the RNC, I somehow missed John McCain’s Cinco de Mayo celebration.
McCain's Latest
John McCain is not trusted by informed Republicans who are concerned about border security and the National Question--and that's an understatement! But I don't think his new Spanish-language website is going to help him with Republicans who want an end to illegal immigration and don't like pandering to the Hispanic lobby. The more McCain panders the more he stands likely to lose more of the Republican base, which is his weak spot anyway.
According to Reuters,
Norm Matloff Writes On American Students And Science
Professor Norm Matloff sent this out to his email list:
From: Norm Matloff [Email him]
Subject: Salzman and Lowell published by Nature
The British journal Nature is one of the two or three most prestigious scientific publications in the world. Thus Hal Salzman and B. Lindsay Lowell have achieved quite a coup in having the findings of their study on American capabilities in math and science published in the journal, even if it is in the form of commentary.
The Hitch On Michelle Obama
In Slate:
Are We Getting Two for One? Is Michelle Obama responsible for the Jeremiah Wright fiasco?
I think we can exclude any covert sympathy on Obama's part for Wright's views or style—he has proved time and again that he is not like that, and even his own little nods to "Minister" Farrakhan can probably be excused as a silly form of Chicago South Side political etiquette.
Waiting for the Final Exhale
There's is good news to report from the world of crime and punishment. A brutal Mexican rapist and murderer of two teenaged girls has been given his execution date: Jose Ernesto Medellin will meet Texas' Old Sparky on August 5.
A WA State Reader Says Americans Have New Reason To Celebrate: Cinco de Agosto
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05/05/08 - A Los Angeles Reader Says His City Is "Water-Crazy"
From: Brian Riordan (e-mail him)