Not that I was a huge fan of Edward Said, but in his honor, and since it's appropriate for other reasons at the moment, go read the latest Times piece by Edward Rothstein. He wears his bias proudly even as he uses his considerable rhetorical skill to defend that bias as objective logic. Intellectual debates being akin to tennis matches this shouldn't be a problem, but since like most conservatives he doesn't admit to owning a racket, it's a big one.

On a similar note: Happy New Year.