“Chief Among the Silliness”: Yesterday in The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will had an op-ed that begins, “The University of Illinois must soon decide whether, and if so how, to fight an exceedingly silly edict from the NCAA. That organization’s primary function is to require college athletics to be no more crassly exploitative and commercial than is absolutely necessary. But now the NCAA is going to police cultural sensitivity, as it understands that. Hence the decision to declare Chief Illiniwek ‘hostile and abusive’ to Native Americans.”

“Some Practical Advice to Senators Preparing For Judge Alito’s Confirmation Hearings”: Vikram David Amar has this commentary online today at FindLaw.