Immigrants and Socialists March Against SB 1070 in Phoenix  —  This is why I covered it.  Reading the morning newspapers on yesterday's illegal immigrant march in Phoenix, you'd think it was just a nice outing for families to stand up against Arizona's SB 1070.  But this was no weekend picnic.

Nick Kristof's Unhinged Attack on Ayaan Hirsi Ali  —  Hungry Beast Giving Beast Women in the World  —  Blogs and Stories  —  Historian Andrew Roberts blasts Nick Kristof's condescending New York Times review of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and her new book, Nomad.  —  The bravest woman I know …

‘SERVES HIM RIGHT’.... Conservative columnist George Will said this morning that President Obama is “being unfairly blamed” for the response to the BP oil spill disaster.  But, Will added, he's glad the president is receiving the unfair criticism anyway.  —  As the columnist sees it …

Once More, With Feeling  —  President Spock's behavior is illogical.  —  Once more, he has willfully and inexplicably resisted fulfilling a signal part of his job: being a prism in moments of fear and pride, reflecting what Americans feel so they know he gets it.

Ed Case ends his campaign for Hawaii House seat  —  Former Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) announced Sunday he won't pursue the Democratic nomination to face Rep. Charles Djou (R-Hawaii), which improves his party's chances of retaking the seat it lost in the recent special election.

BP says crude may continue flowing into gulf until August  —  As BP prepared to implement another fallback plan to contain the worst oil spill in U.S. history, Obama administration and BP officials said crude could continue flowing into the Gulf of Mexico until August.

Covering Obama, press encounters Nation of Islam  —  President Obama's home is in the same Chicago neighborhood as Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.  On Saturday night, the overlapping of Obama's and Farrakhan's worlds made for a strange, and sometimes testy, encounter between the Secret Service …

Kindle Woes  —  I've written several times before about the uncannily functional Kindle, which, aesthetic discomfort notwithstanding, has pretty much totally weened me from physical books.  But today I'm writing with a more tragic tale.  More or less out of the blue, my Kindle's screen has decided to commit suicide.

Is BP “Lying,” Asks Dem, or Just “Incompetent”?  —  Discussing What Went Wrong in the Gulf, Rep. Markey Says Oil Company Is “Making It Up as They Go Along”  —  (CBS) Rep. Bob Markey, D-Mass., said today that BP knew the initial estimates of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from the site …

The Hard Sell on Salt  —  Salt ponds in San Francisco Bay help satisfy Americans' appetite for salt.  By some estimates, deep cuts in salt use could save thousands of lives a year.  More Photos »  —  With salt under attack for its ill effects on the nation's health …

To join the Army's Old Guard, Iraq war veteran learns to sweat the small stuff  —  They are crazy about creases in the Old Guard, which is why it takes Army Sgt. Nicholas Pata more than an hour to press his uniform the night before inspection.  —  They are obsessive about loose threads …