“WHITE AMERICANS DO NOT REALIZE HOW BLACK THEY ARE.” Well, possibly. I mean, unless they’ve heard of Elvis, or Rock ‘n’ Roll, or something. Or unless “Pat Buchanan” and “White Americans” are identity sets. Which to a certain class of know-nothing they may seem.

PHYLLIS CHESLER: Home-Grown Terrorism In America: Connecting The Dots.

KANSAS SUPREME COURT: It may be legal to kill an attacker, but not to threaten him.

THE CASE AGAINST magnetic screwdrivers.

RECESSION? WHAT RECESSION? Lexus unveils $375K supercar.

MICHAEL MOYNIHAN: The Cold War Never Ended: Twenty years later, historians still can’t figure out why the West won.

But some people are still making excuses for the losers.

CNN POLITICAL TICKER: DEMOCRAT BLASTS WHITE HOUSE FOR ANONYMOUS SNIPING. “A well-known Democratic strategist in Virginia is blasting the White House for placing anonymous quotes in the Washington Post in a pre-emptive effort to blame Creigh Deeds for what might be a loss in the state’s upcoming gubernatorial election.” The Democratic Party as a “bruised brand?”

SHUT UP, THEY EXPLAINED: Jonah Goldberg on the new calls for civility in politics. “What strikes me as truly uncivil is the effort to demonize critics of the president with racial bullying. In fact, I think Obama really does have a problem with dissent. . . . On health care he’s been saying the time for debating his plan is over, even though the president didn’t even have a plan to debate.”

DANA LOESCH: Free Speech And Double Standards.

RAND SIMBERG: Barack’s Socialist Mop.

BARACK OBAMA gets cold shoulder in Massachusetts. “President Obama blows into the bluest state today facing a cold shoulder from once true-blue admirers, as gay rights activists, anti-war protesters and vexed environmentalists vow to picket a fund-raiser he’s headlining for Gov. Deval Patrick – a marquee event that hasn’t even sold out.” Well, if you want to talk unpopular, forget Obama. It’s Deval.

TALKING CHENEY VS. OBAMA over at The Hill.

TEA PARTIERS HOLD PRESSER, tell GOP to “Dump Dede.”

SEX AND HOUSEWORK: They go together.

CAR LUST: Remembering the Ford Fairmont.

STEVE CROWDER: PELOSI ON ELM STREET.

THE WHITE HOUSE’S REAL PROBLEM WITH FOX: “What most bothered the White House about Fox is that it caused inconvenient reporting by other news organizations. . . . In other words, their problem is not that Fox isn’t a real news organization, their problem is that it is.”

Related: Politico: Media Matters Coordinates Campaign Against “Lethal’ Fox.

IS TIME out of joint?

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: The economics of prostitution. I think investing in human capital pays off, too.

MEMPHIS CITY COUNCILMAN disses blogger. Smart!

PHOTOS: Great Depression Images.

Plus, Migrant workers during the Great Depression in Florida.

FROM THE INSTA-WIFE: More on shouting and spanking.

U.S. TREASURIES: “Risk Free” For How Long?

In the comments they’re talking about the inevitability of middle-class tax hikes. But that’s impossible. The President has spoken.

CONGRATULATIONS: Susannah Breslin’s terrific self-published essay on the porn industry in recession (originally commissioned for a glossy magazine, but I guess not upbeat enough) has gotten over 600,000 views and a bunch of great reviews.

CRAIGSLIST not liable for prostitution ads.