EUGENE VOLOKH: Lawful open carry and the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments. Lawsuits against overreaching cops are bearing fruit.

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) discussed job for Puckett’s daughter.

I WAS ON FOX BUSINESS’S “THE INDEPENDENTS” TONIGHT, talking about the CDC, Ebola, and the dangers of bureaucratic mission creep. Here’s my USA Today column on that subject.

ANN ALTHOUSE liveblogged the Wisconsin gubernatorial debate between Mary Burke and Scott Walker.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: In-State Students Are Increasingly Left Out as Colleges Welcome More Higher-Paying Out-of-State Students.

NANOTECHNOLOGY UPDATE: Tailoring the shapes of organic molecules by assembly-line synthesis.

NICK BOSTROM: How super AI could end the age of humans. I notice a lot of people seem to be getting more negative about AI lately.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO RAPE! (CONT’D): Ottawa teaching assistant charged with sex assault on student. “An Ottawa teaching assistant faces sexual assault charges over allegations that she was involved in a sexual relationship with a boy who was 15 years old. Ottawa police launched an investigation into allegations that the woman became involved with the teen while working as an educational assistant with the Ottawa Carleton District School Board in 2011.” So if the boy’s 15 now, does that mean he was 11 when she started?

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN post-Cold War cleanup. What if we’re not really post-Cold War?

SHORT ANSWER: NOT VERY WELL. US Will Screen Air Passengers for Signs of Ebola. Will It Work?

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LOW-INFORMATION VOTERS: Jimmy Kimmel Proves People Against GMOs Don’t Know What GMO Means.

SPYING: Tech Execs Express Extreme Concern That NSA Surveillance Could Lead To ‘Breaking’ The Internet. I think governments’ desire to control citizens’ news intake and expression is a bigger threat.

RAMPING UP: U.S. to free up Ebola funds as fears of global spread rise.

WHAT REALLY MAKES IT KILLER IS THAT THE PHONE IS USUALLY “GOOD ENOUGH.” Shootout: How does a high-end smartphone camera compare to a $3,400 DSLR?

READER BOOK PLUG: From Sara Hagerty, Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet. It’s mostly her husband Nate Hagerty who’s the InstaPundit reader, but close enough.

NOT HOLDING BACK: WaPo’s Carol Leonnig: White House Spin On Prostitution Scandal ‘Demonstrably False.’

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Spies Look And Act Like Normal People.

ACCELERATING THE BURSTING OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE: New Hampshire ‘affirmative consent’ bill copies California’s. “It’s different because it’s going to apply to both public and private colleges and universities, and the incentive that we have here in New Hampshire to deal with the private universities is going to relate to their status as tax-exempt entities, or entities exempt from property taxes.”

WESLEY CLARK: “Constructive Engagement” with China Has Failed.

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN TOUGH TO NARROW DOWN: The 5 Most Anti-Libertarian TV Shows Ever! They got #1 right.

THE COUNTRY’S IN THE VERY BEST OF HANDS: Ebola Omission in Key CDC Disease Report a Cause for Concern.

The MMWR for the week ending October 4, 2014 is out, and may be found here. The important sections for this story are Table I and Table III.

Table Table I makes no mention of the Ebola case in Dallas, despite the fact that it was confirmed on September 30, 2014 — well within the week that this MMWR covers.

Ebola is a viral hemorrhagic fever. The CDC specifically lists it as a notifiable disease in this 2010 report.

Yet the column covering such diseases for the week ending October 4, 2014 is empty of any diagnoses. Here is a screenshot of the relevant section of that chart. Click to enlarge.

We have top men on this. Top men.

IN PART, I THINK THIS REFLECTS A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE AUTHORITIES AS MUCH AS A FEAR OF THE DISEASE ITSELF: Americans Growing Anxious About Ebola.

I HAVEN’T GOTTEN AROUND TO UPGRADING. So You Decided Not to Update to iOS 8. Does It Matter? From the article, it sounds like I’ve got a lot of company.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: How To Lose A Public Relations Battle On The Internet. “For the media, GamerGate is an opportunity to sneer and bully from the safety of venture-funded ivory towers. But that battle has already been lost: the smear tactics failed. Now, for #GamerGate supporters, this is a war for the soul of the games industry. Gamers don’t care any more that these journalists hate them. They’re fighting a war they intend to win – a war that simply doesn’t require positive headlines to succeed.”