CORNEL WEST UPDATE: Well, really it’s a Larry Summers update. Josh Chafetz and Matthew Yglesias have an interesting back-and-forth on who’ll be hiring Cornel West’s replacement. It turns out that since he’s a University Professor, his replacement will be chosen by (drumroll, please) . . . . Larry Summers!

Hmm. So Summers gets rid of a loudmouth provocateur who isn’t pulling his academic weight, and gets to choose his replacement. West, on the other hand, gets some mixed (mostly bad) publicity, and has to move to New Jersey. So, who won this round?

Advantage: Summers!