KATHY SHAIDLE: Cat Stevens: Why He Still (Sort Of) Matters. “Cat Stevens is touring the U.S. for the first time in over 30 years, and NPR can’t even bring itself to mention the whole ‘Rushdie thing.'” If he were a Muslim who’d converted to Christianity instead of the other way around, he’d be facing assassination.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO RAPE? WELL, THIS MIGHT HELP: Family files $11 million lawsuit after female teacher allegedly gives oral sex to student.

AT AMAZON, Deals Galore in the Men’s Store.

Plus, deals on Shoes & Boots.

USA TODAY: Pursue private space travel despite setback.

HMM: Traveler from Liberia Being Monitored At Duke For Possible Ebola. “Officials said the patient departed Liberia and arrived Friday at Newark (NJ) Liberty International Airport, which is one of five airports in the nation that has begun screening travelers from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone for fever and other signs of illness linked to the Ebola virus. The patient had no symptoms upon arrival and had no known exposure to Ebola while in Liberia, officials said. The patient, whose age and gender were not released, took a bus from New Jersey to Durham County, according to state epidemiologist Dr. Megan Davies. The person arrived in Person County on Saturday and developed a fever Sunday.”

REIHAN SALAM IN SLATE: The Melting Pot Is Broken: How slowing down immigration could help us build a more cohesive and humane society. Immigration is good, up to the point where it happens faster than society can absorb it. It’s harder when the main agencies of acculturation — schools and government — don’t want to assimilate people.

ROUNDUP: The All-American PJ Media Election Prediction Lollapalooza.

YOU KNOW THE POLLS ARE LOOKING BAD when folks in the NYT are saying “let’s cancel the midterms!” Sheesh. How transparent.

IT’S COME TO THIS: Politician faked split with wife so he could sleep around: source. It’s NY Democratic Rep. Steve Israel.

FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS: People Are Too Nice To Me!

NOT EVERYONE DESIRES THAT: How To Fraud-Proof Elections.

WELL, WE’VE FOUND OUR #HILLARY2016 CAMPAIGN SLOGAN! Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: “This is what a feminist who exploits women looks like.”

ED DRISCOLL: Good Evening. . . .

HEH: Anonymous Street Art Posters In South Central Los Angeles Call Out Maxine Waters As ‘Poverty Pimp.’

FIGHT THE POWER: After Protests Continue, Hungary Dumps Stupid Internet Tax Idea.

GET READY FOR “BAD LUCK” AT THE Amazon Emergency Prep Store. Plus, Emergency & Long-Term Storage Food Deals.

Plus, Fall Deals on Men’s Shoes. Also, Women’s Shoes.

Plus, Generators and Portable Power for Storm Season.

IF I WERE BUYING A PC, I’D WANT WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL: Consumer Windows 7 preinstalls come to an end.

RUNNING OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY: Time Is Running Short For The New York Times.

SHOCKINGLY, THE AMAZON “SEXY PHD” COSTUME doesn’t get favorable reviews from actual female PhDs.

For me, though, it can’t hold a candle to the “Slutty Nemo” costume.

THOUGHTS FROM THE INSTA-WIFE — AN EX-NEW YORKER — on men and catcalling. “Women and their Uncle Tims have declared a war on men — believe it. This catcall business, along with the focus on getting rid of sports, videogames and unsupervised sex for college men, is just another weapon in their arsenal for soon making it illegal to exhibit any stereotypical male traits. Fight back.”

THE BRAIN UPGRADES that people want the most.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO — OH, HELL, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO CALL THIS: Woman busted for selling drugs also charged with having sex with dog. As someone said in the comments to an earlier post: Women — the conservators of our culture, so different from those beastly men. But hey, at least she didn’t have sex with a 3-year-old.

IS MARRIAGE WORTH SAVING?