THE NEW TRANSPARENCY: As opaque as the old. “It seems that when it comes to government transparency, we’ve had more hope than change.”

BELDAR: Kevin Drum Begins To Doubt His Cult Leader.

HIGHER EDUCATION UPDATE: Chasing the dollars in Washington State: “In the face of continuing state budget cuts, academic leaders at the University of Washington in February made a painful decision to cut the number of Washington students the school will admit this fall and increase the number of out-of-state and international students, who pay nearly three times as much in tuition and fees.” This suggests that their current cost structure is . . . what’s the word? . . . oh, yes: unsustainable.

HIGHER EDUCATION UPDATE: ABA Rejects AALS’s Call for a ‘Do-Over’ on Law School Accreditation Review.

ACTUALLY DEALING WITH THE DEFICIT: Ryan’s budget plan to slash deficits by over $4 trillion.

MATT WELCH TO LINDSEY GRAHAM: Show some backbone for once, you cowardly girly-man.

REUTERS: Al Qaeda members hide in Brazil, raise money.