- Megan McArdle, “What Does Bias Look Like?” – long post on ideological bias in academia.
- Jay Cost, “The Fred Thompson Experience” – one part of the perpetual campaign seems to have been nixed: declaring one’s candidacy early. Wish the rest of it would go away.
- Daniel Mendelsohn, “The Mad Men Account” (h/t aldaily) – from the article: the way in which Mad Men has seemingly percolated into every corner of the popular culture… suggests that its appeal goes far beyond what dramatic satisfactions it might afford.
- Three Versions of Abraham Lincoln’s Farewell Address (h/t David) – might write on this one day.