In his speech (see transcript), the second-most important person to arrive on campus this academic year — Carmelo Anthony being the first — encouraged the students to join together to make the world a better place. A noble gesture from a man who made his own wife's life a living hell by discharging a load of jizz on an intern's dress. But this was the John Gotti of statesmen, the Teflon President, the Chief Executive to which nothing stuck. His reputation gets better by the day and I think even those who tried to push him out of office would chip in to hire a dozen hookers for Dubya if it meant reclamation of the job and stock markets.

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For Lad Mags, the Jig Is Up — TIME humor columnist Joel Stein on Wal-Mart's decision to pull such men's magazines as Maxim, Stuff and FHM off its shelves. He writes, "If you're going to look at naked women, you should have to deal with all the shame and secrecy and power dynamics that make it so wonderful."

The NYT's Blairwash — Slate blogger Mickey Kaus collects opinions and delivers his own on the mess at The New York Times regarding the Jayson Blair, the 27-year-old writer/reporter with the ethics of Joe Isuzu. I can't help but think suicide has entered his brain many times after being skewered mercilessly this past week. Salon reviews a book that argues that suicide can be a rational response to an intolerable world.

Keynote Like a Pro — A Business 2.0 article on the do's and don'ts of public speaking.

The 1945 Liberation of Paris — The old phrase, "if it weren't for us, they be speaking German," isn't just a punchline. This history page begins, "On June 14th, 1940, the German troops, in deathly silence, march down the Avenue of the Champs-Élysées claiming victory."