Sometimes when you have nothing to say, you shouldn’t say it.

The ten most enlightened suburbs – Utne Reader via Planetizen

Great Ta-Nehisi Coates post on homophobia in Hip-hop

Indian views of Slumdog Millionaire – via Freakonomics Blog

Critique of recent “Twin Studies” in Political Science – via Monkey Cage blog

Patrick Ruffini on the Right’s grassroots blogging efforts via TechPresident