Patel ripping a NYT book review

Great piece on Islam communities and immigration.

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/eboo_patel/2009/08/islam_in_the_new_york_times_bo.html?hpid=talkbox1

Explaining the Burress Case

Seems like he's either going to serve 1 year or 2.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/michael_mccann/07/30/burress.court/index.html?eref=sihp

Beck calls Obama racist

The claim ridiculous, and the terms of the debate need to be completely reexamined.

Jemele Hill on Tebow's Virginity

Is she merely celebrating Tebow as a man of his word, or making a favorable value judgment about his beliefs?

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hill/090724&sportCat=ncf

More on the Gates arrest

Melissa Harris-Lacewell on Gates as the last person who would look to stir up antagonisms. Important context.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion/454282/skip_gates_and_the_post_racial_project

New Jersey State Politics

Incredibly far-reaching corruption.

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/07/23/nyregion/1247463604053/nj-officials-and-clergy-arrested.html

The Henry Louis Gates Arrest

The arrest:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/harvard.html

The 'resolution':

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20090722henry_louis_gates_demands_apology_sensitivity_training/

The backlash:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1186358

Gates speaks out:

http://www.theroot.com/views/skip-gates-speaks