HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY! “Columbus Day may be the most unPC holiday of the year. That’s why I intend to celebrate it doing the most unPC thing I can think of. Working for a living.”

ANNA POLITKOVSKAYA’S deadly foresight.

Plus, some Putin jokes.

N.Z. BEAR STARTS A NEW COMPANY AND comes out of the closet. There’s even a photo at the link. If you’re smart, you’ll hire him!

SENDING A MESSAGE in Afghanistan.

BRENDAN NYHAN ON Media Matters and Eric Alterman.

The important thing to remember is that Media Matters is “non political.” No matter what you might hear.

FOR HILLARY, A HARSH BACK-AND-FORTH: “Randall Rolph said he came to New Hampton, Iowa, on Sunday to see Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) with an open mind about whether to support her candidacy. After a tough exchange over Iran, he left saying he had ruled her out.”

AT ASK DR. HELEN, a conversation with a different Glenn.

MICHAEL TOTTEN REPORTS ON the best police force in Iraq. Remember that he’s supported by reader donations, so if you like his reporting, you know what to do.