News noted

The LA Times profiles the science fiction special collection at the University of California at Riverside. The article documents also the hostility that both public libraries and academia have toward any literature of ideas that anybody actually reads.

Dissent 101. The trials and tribulations of unauthorized student publications on campus. (Article by Anna Clark, first published in Bitch; republished in UtneReader.)

Dysfunctional academic job searches, as described in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

This photo, featured on the current issue of UtneReader, is perhaps the most revealing photo of its subjects I've ever seen. As Knoxview commenter "JaHu" states, "Bush looks like he's ready for the drawdown at the Okay Coral. I don't know if the two pistols on each side will help him though! One is liable to shoot an innocent bystander and the other may misfire." As for me, I'd add only that the fellow on the left looks for all the world like he's auditioning for a role as a live-action Monty Burns.

So you're the president. What happens if the elected Congress, the Constitutionally-authorized legislative or law-making branch of the government, passes a law you don't feel like following? Under the Bush doctrine of the Unitary Executive, you just ignore it. [New York Times] Because you're the Decider [CNN]. The Commander-Guy [Thinkprogress.org]. The dictator [Youtube].