So far as I am concerned, the big political news of the day was the release of Washington Monthly‘s new College Rankings, the real rankings parents and Americans generally should consider as definitive. Paul Glastris did a PA post on this earlier today, but it bears repeating, and for that matter, a ducat in the hat would be helpful to make sure the U.S. News rankings don’t regain monopoly status.
Beyond that, here’s some final news items for the day:
* Wingnutosphere beginning to align with Paulites to fight rules changes that require state delegations reflecting primary and caucus results. Moving GOP forward to 1970s still controversial.
* Crist to speak at Dem convention. Sorry, I think apostates should sit out one convention.
* Kathleen Parker, apparent Rip Van Winkle, unloads on GOP’s positioning on reproductive rights issues.
* At Ten Miles Square, Harold Pollack summarizes surprisingly negative Economist takes on Romney.
* At College Guide, Daniel Luzer documents effects of pending sequestrations on federal higher ed funding.
And in non-political news:
* Huffpost summary of research on why puberty is occurring ever-earlier for girls.
Tomorrow we’ll have to deal with the actual beginning of the Republican National Convention. But it will be late, and probably light.
Selah.
