Because *somebody* has put off doing her CLE until the last minute.
In the meantime, enjoy some links:
Gary Taubes in the NYT Magazine about the limitations of epidemiological studies when it comes to diet, exercise, and other health matters.
Jeralyn Merritt and Glenn Greenwald discuss former U.S. District Judge Michael Mukasey, who’s being floated as a candidate for Attorney General. Surprise! He’s actually not a party hack. We shall see.
Jesse Wendel has a little more evidence that evolutionary biology psychology [oops — z.] is pretty much crap, and all those “innate” differences between men and women may not be so innate after all.
Sara Robinson riffs off a Susie Bright piece on why political wives stand by their men.
Amanda has some thoughts on “the personal is political.” See also tigtog.
Jane Smiley reviews The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. The Guardian also has a special feature, with excerpts from the book and opinion pieces both agreeing and disagreeing with her thesis.
Katherine Mieszkowski at Salon has a piece about Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, who claims that bike and pedestrian paths are stealing money from roads and bridges, and led to the collapse of that bridge in Minneapolis.
Over at Shakesville, Jeff Fecke has a terrific post on the trial of FLDS sect leader Warren Jeffs and the testimony of a young woman who was married off to a much older man she didn’t want. When he raped her, she sought help from Jeffs, who told her her duty as a wife was to submit. He’s got another post about male entitlement, which shows that you don’t need to be a separatist fundamentalist to think women are your playthings. Trigger warnings apply.
On a lighter note, I made some fantastic soup this weekend.