WE’RE BACK, but I have to unpack and cook dinner. Regular blogging will commence later. Meanwhile, the latest Blog Mela is up, and so is Fairtax Friday and the Carnival of Knitting.

Also, Ed Morrissey notes some shocking news on renditions that ought to be getting more play.

UPDATE: On Morrissey’s post, Tim Worstall emails: “Hey, I think we know what Sandy Berger was stuffing into his pants now.”