Other blogs

Professor Juan Cole from the University of Michigan, a past president of MESA (the Middle East Studies Association), has a blog of his own that is worth reading.

He's got his slant on things, and is very stridently political on the blog. But the guy is extremely well-read, has a ton of experience in the region, speaks Arabic, and his blog makes for an all-around interesting read.

Plus, he links to a lot of Daily Show stuff, so if you don't have time to keep current on the Daily Show, you get the best of the bits that involve the Middle East and/or foreign policy.

And while I'm linking to other blogs of interest, Professor William Cronon of the University of Wisconsin also started a blog. Alas, the very first post he made prompted a poop-storm (keeping the language PG) of epic proportions. Cronon is an environmental scientist and geographer (we claim him as one of our own), is brilliant, and his initial post--and the reaction to it--is so deeply disturbing that I consider it a must-read for anyone who is interested in American politics, or the higher education system in America.

Seriously, go read Cronon's blog post about ALEC. Regardless of your political affiliation or inclinations, it's Stuff You Should Know™.