A Muslim victim of 9/11: ‘Build your mosque somewhere else’  —  I have no grave site to visit, no place to bring my mother her favorite yellow flowers, no spot where I can hold my weary heart close to her.  All I have is Ground Zero.  —  I watched as terrorists slammed United Flight 175 …

Krugman Is Wrong on Ryan and the CBO  —  Last night, a few of us were discussing Paul Krugman's apparent erroneous belief that Paul Ryan should have gotten the CBO to score the revenue side of his plan, but didn't because he was attempting to put one over on the American people.

Feliz Cumpleaños, and Adiós  —  Her critics used to paint her as a scary Marxist.  Now they cast her as a spoiled princess.  —  During the campaign, she was caricatured on the cover of The New Yorker as a fist-bumping, gun-toting Black Panther.

8 Westerners on Medical Team Killed in Afghanistan  —  An international Christian charity said Saturday that militants killed part of its 12-member medical team, including six Americans, one German, one Briton and two Afghan interpreters, in a remote area of northern Afghanistan.

UC.world  —  It's often hard to predict the future.  But not always.  For example, I'm certain that in 2050, barring global catastrophe, there will be a place called “the University of California, Berkeley” where exceptionally bright student will come to live and study.

In Atlanta, a two-faced NOM: songs of unity while trashing same-sex families  —  We arrived here in Atlanta curious about what direction NOM would go today.  Our arrival came on the heels of NOM refusing to allow us or openly affectionate same-sex couples into their rally in St. Louis …

A mosque that wrecks bridges  —  Urban planning votes do not usually garner widespread attention in the US.  But this week, when New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission okayed the demolition of a 19th-century coat factory on Park Place, the story made front pages.

Watergate Becomes Sore Point at Nixon Library  —  YORBA LINDA, Calif. — The sign at the entrance to the largest exhibition room devoted to a single subject at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum reads “Watergate.”  But on Friday, the exhibit was nearly empty, dominated by a 30-foot blank slate …

Dodd: It's Not Worth A Fight To Get Elizabeth Warren Confirmed As CFPB Director  —  When it first looked like Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren might stand a serious chance of getting appointed at the first director of the newly-created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …

The Economy Needs a Bit of Ingenuity  —  THE steps being taken by government officials to help the economy are based on a faulty premise.  The diagnosis is that the economy is “constrained” by a deficiency of aggregate demand, the total demand for American goods and services.

Democrats get little boost from stimulus  —  ELYRIA, OHIO — Republican House candidate Tom Ganley sold more than 800 cars last summer through the “Cash for Clunkers” government rebate program.  But does Uncle Sam get a thank you?  —  “Let's talk about Cash for Clunkers,” the voluble millionaire …