ANOTHER FAKE HATE CRIME AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY:

A student at George Washington University has admitted drawing swastikas on her own door, university officials say.

If hate crimes did not exist, it would be necessary to invent them.

UPDATE: Related thoughts here.

NORA EPHRON inspires Stephen Bainbridge to think about why he’s a Republican.

ADVICE TO MEDIA: “Stop pining.”

STANDING UP AGAINST “posturing political prats.” Could we have a bit more of this, please?

JAMES TARANTO has returned.

MORE ON DEVELOPMENTS at the University of Delaware.

HILLARY GETS THE COVETED Walter Mondale endorsement. Take that, Obama!

A LOOK AT Britain’s anti-semitic turn.

EVENTS IN PAKISTAN: A report from Islamabad.

OPRAH in space.

SHOPPING FOR TOYS with Angelina Jolie.

FRED THOMPSON, FEDERALIST. “Many politicians say such things. President Bush, for one, spoke quite a bit about the need for state flexibility when he was a Governor and a candidate, but seems to have forgotten about such things over the past six years. It appears Thompson actually means it, however, as he stuck to his federalist guns even when confronted with issues where many “conservatives” abandon federalism and embrace federal power. He even endorsed state autonomy where such a position meant rejecting policy positions favored by significant portions of the GOP base.” Like abortion. Sounds good to me.

THE INSTA-WIFE TAKES A STAB at educating officialdom about domestic violence.

NANOTECHNOLOGY creates ultracapacitors that can replace batteries. Well, it’s pretty low-level nanotechnology, but that can still be revolutionary.

SO I’M SKIPPING A FACULTY MEETING to attend the forum on “Separating Mosque and State” that the Muslim Law Students Association is having together with the speaker’s series. Featured are Aly Abuzakuk of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, and Ali Eteraz, whom I’ve mentioned here on a number of occasions, and whose most recent writing on the subject can be found here. I’m not going to liveblog the event, but it’s quite interesting.

ROGER SIMON IS ON STRIKE: “Thank God I’ve got a day job.” In the lucrative world of blogging!

IN THE MAIL: Peter Stansky’s The First Day of the Blitz: September 7, 1940, with first-hand accounts and more on twelve hours that changed the world.

DID I MENTION THAT THE GLENN AND HELEN SHOW is in the running for best podcast?

Yeah, I did, but you can vote every 24 hours.

THOUGHTS ON THE MEDIA AND THE WAR, from Don Surber.

IT’S RON PAUL MASS-DONATION DAY, and it seems to be going rather well.

BRITISH HUNTING BAN makes hunting more popular. It now includes the thrill of rebellion!

PAY-FOR-PLAY JOURNALISM: Another case where, if it involved bloggers, the Old Media crowd would be clucking and saying I-told-you-so.

THOUGHTS ON THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF THE MOVING IMAGE, from Brian Micklethwait.

MUKASEY FALLOUT: Frustration on the left.

COMBAT TESTED: Digital camera recommendations from Michael Yon.