(Faux) Summer Reading

It is way too gorgeous outside in Manhattan (high of 86!) to do any deep political thinking, or work, so I’d suggest you print out the following articles, find a nice bench or spot on the grass, and enjoy some light reading.

• Rachel Slajda at Talking Points Memo has an entertaining post on right-wing paranoia about the census.
• Since the disfunctions of the US Senate have been such a hot topic in these parts, I can’t recommend Jennifer Senior’s New York Magazine piece on the subject enough.
• Is there anything more entertaining than speculating about Supreme Court vacancies? Nope!
• Even though it’s a few week’s old, I’m still recommending Jane Meyer’s remarkably frank takedown of Marc Thiessen’s execrable book to everyone I know.
• Apparently I’ve been mispronouncing Jonathan Lethem’s last name for years.