FIGHTING STEREOTYPES IN THE U.K.: “That’s right: the men are identified and individually pictured, but for each female staff member there is a photo of a woman wearing a burqa, so that only her eyes are showing. Not only that, it is the same photo in each case; not a picture of the female staff member at all, but a generic image of a woman wearing a burqa.” So much for celebrating diversity. . . .

AMAZON HAS ROLLED OUT THE AFTER-CHRISTMAS DEALS.

And if you got a new Kindle, why not fill it up here?

NOW ON YOUTUBE, MY PJTV PIECE ON THE INFLATING HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE:

STUDENT LOAN PANEL STACKED WITH “ACTIVISTS?” “The number of negotiators without much experience on nitty-gritty financial aid issues — and with a history of activism on student aid issues — left some college and financial aid lobbyists with an uneasy sense that the Obama administration might have an agenda other than the stated one for the panel. And while they declined to speculate what that agenda might be, several said they suspected it would be unlikely to be friendly to for-profit institutions.”

FORBES: Sen. Harry Reid’s Unicorns: Fact Checking a Whopper.

PROFESSOR JACOBSON ON THE GOP ESTABLISHMENT: They Were Wrong In 1990 And They Are Wrong Now. “Call this whole story a parable of what is wrong with the Republican Party. People who cut deals which sell out our principles are deemed reasonable, while those refuse to cut deals are called bomb throwers. That’s the term Bush used in endorsing Romney in an oblique swipe at Newt.”

THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, if you were off, you know, having a life or something.

Eric Holder blocks Voter ID in SC, sets up possible Supreme Court strikedown of Voting Rights Act Section Five.

Governors Journal names Wisconsin’s Scott Walker Governor Of The Year.

Copyright Troll Righthaven In Its Death Throes, Domain Going Up For Auction.

White House Using Bogus Numbers In Payroll Tax Fight.

DOJ to America: we won’t reveal the circumstances under which you can be assassinated by us.

Naked Breasts vs. Fundamentalist Islam. And serious confusion in some parts.

Have a Sno-Cone and Enjoy The Show.

Apologists For Communist Totalitarianism: I Hate Those Guys.

Silent Night.

Expensive: GoDaddy Loses Over 37,000 Domains Over SOPA Stance.

We’re Number One!

Obama’s FlipFlop On Signing Statements.

Thoughts on spanking and parental burdens.

TODAY ONLY: Roku 2 XD Streaming Player 1080p for $61.99.

UPDATE: Reader Duane Lester writes: “Thanks for the head-up on the Roku. I was able to talk the wife into it for that price.”

A LUMP OF COAL IN AMERICA’S STOCKING: James Pethokoukis: The 7 Most Illuminating Economic Charts of 2011. Here’s a sample, illustrating the gap between Obama’s promises and performance on the stimulus and unemployment.

IN THIS PIECE ON THE IOWA CAUCUSES, I suggest that the conventional wisdom is likely to come true. But they left out my suggestion of Rick Santelli for Vice President, a guy whose very presence on the ticket would be a reminder that Obama’s policies have failed miserably to live up to their initial promises.

REMEMBERING LARRY RIBSTEIN. He will be missed.

THE HILL: Government reform groups say President Obama has fallen short on several of his promises to make the White House more ethical and transparent. Do tell.

MICKEY KAUS: “How will the Obama administration’s misleading “New Poverty” line be abused? By columnists like the NYT‘s Charles Blow and reporters for the AP, for starters.”

THESE STATE IMMIGRATION LAWS ARE GOING TOO FAR . . . OH, WAIT: Florida Looks For Curbs On Some Legless Invaders.

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DISCOVERS THE CONSTITUTION:

Apparently they have a version that allows the Executive to spend unappropriated money if it serves his “constitutional responsibility” to wield power and hire friends.

I can’t find that clause in my own copy. I just find “No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law.” Maybe I’ve got an outdated version. But I’m sure my copy of the anti deficiency act is up to date. So is the provision making violation a felony.

The next Attorney General is going to be busy. Or maybe the one-after-next, since Holder may not be around much longer.

SPECIAL INTERESTS: Big Anti-Tobacco? “Those with vested interests in smoking cessation somehow avoid scrutiny. Hmm.”

SPENGLER: “Now the options in Egypt appear to be stable rule by the Muslim Brotherhood, or disintegration. Which benefits American interests more? The options in Syria are similar.” I would rather see liberal democracy . . . .