Thursday Links
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- I think it’s safe to say that being “fairly portrayed” is exactly what UC Davis didn’t want.
- The Obama administration is becoming increasingly irritated by Tony Kennedy’s ridiculous contraception shell game.
- On African-Americans and the 1994 crime bill.
- Sam Wang — who has an excellent track record — remains bullish on a Trump delegate majority.
- I love this story about John Kasich lecturing yeshiva students about the story of Joseph SO MUCH. It’s like, how much more John Kasich could that be? Well, as Merlan says it would probably have to involve women.
- “Kobe blossomed into one of the most famous and high-scoring players in the NBA. He did not, however, blossom into the best player of any year. By VORP, he never even reached second-best. He never had a season as good as Grant Hill had in 1996-97; he never had one as good as Steph Curry is having right now; in between, he never had the top season of any player in the league.” NBA fans can correct me, but as best as I can determine the ridiculous hype surrounding his retirement is even more overblown than the hype surrounding Jeter.