RATS ON THE WEST SIDE, Bedbug Emails From Brooklyn.

PHOTOS: Great Leaders Swimming, Across History.

REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS: A Roundup Of Book Reviews From All Over.

PJTV: Bill Whittle Weighs In On the Ground Zero Mosque Controversy. (YouTube link, so it’s good for nonsubscribers, too.)

GALLUP: Obama Now Faces Majority Disapproval.

WELL, WE NEED ‘EM: Solutions For America.

NORTH DAKOTA OIL PRODUCTION hits a new record.

A CORNUCOPIA OF Internet hate! So does this mean Google is a “hate site?”

FRED PRUITT’S RANTBURG is now being sued by “Righthaven.”

Related: Bloggers boycotting Righthaven client?

IN AMERICA, A Steep Drop In Circumcisions. “Despite a worldwide campaign for circumcision to slow the spread of AIDS, the rate of circumcision among American baby boys appears to be declining. A little-noted presentation by a federal health researcher last month at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna suggested that the rate had fallen precipitously — to fewer than half of all boys born in conventional hospitals from 2006 to 2009, from about two-thirds through the 1980s and ’90s.”

LIFEHACKER: The Complete Guide To Saving Money On Textbooks.

AN 85% COST-REDUCTION in electric-car batteries? It is devoutly to be wished for.

YES, THIS IS A really good-looking car.

IMPORTANT ADVICE FOR WOMEN: How To Be A Good Hookup. Hey, what’s this “walk of shame” business? We live in a post-shame age. Unless, you know, you forget to recycle or something.

CHANGE: China dumping U.S. debt.

THEY TOLD ME IF I VOTED FOR JOHN MCCAIN IT WOULD BE “BOMB BOMB BOMB BOMB BOMB IRAN,” and they were right!

FOLLOWING THE LAW, LIKE PAYING TAXES, IS FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE: Inspector General: IRS Did Not Comply With Stimulus Act’s Procurement Requirements.

IN THE MAIL: Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror.

THEY TOLD ME IF I VOTED FOR JOHN MCCAIN, WE’D GET AN ADMINISTRATION THAT TRIED TO SILENCE HOSTILE MEDIA: And they were right! “This administration has pursued a quiet but malicious campaign against the news media and their sources, more aggressively attacking those who ferret out confidential information than even the George W. Bush administration did.” Nice to see people catching on. What was your first clue?

RADLEY BALKO: Indiana’s laws prohibiting police departments from enriching themselves via asset forfeiture would be much more effective if they weren’t ignored.

DEBATING THE PROFESSORS WHO WON’T RETIRE. Well, you know, the Feds passed the Age Discrimination In Employment Act, and abolished mandatory retirement ages. What did people think was going to happen? It’s just more pressing now, with all the higher education bubble talk.

RAY BRADBURY HATES BIG GOVERNMENT: “Our Country Is In Need Of A Revolution.”

THE AUDACITY OF HYPOCRISY: “Bean is a big spending Obama Democrat. So, what does she do when gathered with some constituents? She brings in a guest lecturer to tell Jane and Joe Citizen how to manage their finances! No, really! Needless to say, the crowd was not amused.”

PRINTER BLEG: Reader Michelle Dornath-Mohr writes: “Do you or your readers have any suggestions on printers? My oldest just headed to college and needs a reliable, inexpensive printer with inexpensive ink.” Here’s my last printer post, but although my Brother wireless laser has been good and cheap, things have probably advanced since. . . ..

Another printer post here.

POLITIZOID: Late Night With The Obamas.

Late Night with the Obamas Episode 1 from RightChange on Vimeo.