A PODCAST ON HUMAN ENHANCEMENT, at Fast Forward Radio. And not the kind of “enhancement” those spammers are promising you, either . . . .

LAWPROF blog rankings.

WHAT IS PROSTITUTION, ANYWAY? It’s kind of like the practice of law, except that the clients are more likely to leave happy.

SOTOMAYOR: The vindication of Jeffrey Rosen? “The question is not whether Sotomayor will get through, but why the president felt so compelled to select her. If he was desperate to find a Latina, he should have found a wise one.”

(Via Randy Barnett, who comments: “When Rosen published his critique, I knew very little about Sotomayor. After forcing myself to watch much of the hearings, I wonder if those who criticized him then are having any second thoughts today.”)

CO-OPTING A CANCER TREATMENT to spur fat loss.

THE WRATH OF KHAN AND . . . the Plymouth Reliant?

STEVE CROWDER TALKS SOCIALIZED OBAMACARE WITH NEIL CAVUTO:

STEVE CHAPMAN: The ‘Public Option’ Health Care Scam: Why Obama’s plan won’t work.

HEY, IT’S CALLED “THE WINDY CITY,” not “the horny city.”

BARBARA BOXER: But you’re black!

HEALTH CARE UPDATE: CBO Chief Criticizes Democrats’ Health Reform Measures: Director Says Proposed Changes Would Weaken Economy. “Instead of saving the federal government from fiscal catastrophe, the health reform measures being drafted by congressional Democrats would worsen an already bleak budget outlook, increasing deficit projections and driving the nation more deeply into debt, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said this morning.”

SETTING THE BAR LOW: First-Pitchgate Redux: Barack Obama, For All His Faults, Already Clearly a Better President Than Gerald Ford.

MORE DEADLY THAN IRAQ: Michael Yon posts another dispatch from Afghanistan.

THE PROBLEM: Why Poor Countries Won’t Curb Emissions. And why limit U.S. emissions if China and India will just pump out more?

RETURN TO THE MOON: Unless It’s Profitable, It Won’t Be Permanent.

WE CAN HOPE: Will The Stars Align For Space-Based Solar Power?

IN THE MAIL: From P.C. Hodgell, Seeker’s Bane.

INSTAVISION: I talk with Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao of Louisiana, who beat William “Freezer Cash” Jefferson last year to become our first Vietnamese-American member of Congress. We talk about health care, disaster relief, and what the Republicans need to do for 2010 and 2012.

ROGER KIMBALL: Are We There Yet? Preparing for the Coming Tax-Revolt.

WELL, GOOD: Blue Dogs Threaten To Bring Down Pelosi’s Healthcare Bill. Call ’em and give ’em some encouragement, if you’re so inclined.

ILYA SOMIN: The Sotomayor Hearings as a Step Forward for Property Rights. “A striking aspect of the Sotomayor confirmation hearing is that she got more questions about property rights than any other Supreme Court nominee in decades. In a post at the New York Times roundtable on the hearings, I explain why this is a good thing, despite the generally unimpressive nature of her answers:”

TAXATION AND DEMOCRACY: The Obsolete New York Model: Where a tax-eating majority votes itself a permanent income.

YOU CAN COUNT ON STACY MCCAIN to address all outstanding issues.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS OPPOSE GREENHOUSE-FRIENDLY POWER: “Several environmental groups are banding together in petitioning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to stop TVA from operating a second reactor at Watts Bar nuclear plant.”

Hey, I thought we were in a global-warming crisis where we needed drastic measures. This looks more like business as usual to me. Perhaps if they acted like there was a crisis, more people would believe there was a crisis.

FROM CHAD HUNT, some photos from Afghanistan.