DIVE INTO MARK: How to make cruft-free URLs in Movable Type. You can use some of the advice in other programs. The best reason for short URLs is to avoid links that break across lines in email, which is typically 72 columns wide. My permalinks are 42 characters long, including the "http://" part. If I used Mark's tip to leave off the file extension I could get that down to 36 characters.
NEW YORKER: Review of the new Chicago Manual of Style.
NATIONAL REVIEW: Ahnold isn't clear on California's gun laws, but he's sure he wants more. Link via InstaPundit.
VOLOKH CONSPIRACY: The Secret Service appears to be keeping anti-Bush protestors away from Bush appearances. Pro-Bush crowds aren't being kept away, so censorship - not security - seems to be the motive.
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