AT THE ATLANTIC, more Egypt liveblogging.

Plus, lots more coverage at The Tatler.

HMM: Porsche considers selling diesel-engined Panamera, Cayenne in U.S. I like the Panamera, and if I were rich I’d consider buying one. But would I be more likely to buy a diesel? I don’t think so. Now a diesel Cayenne makes sense. Or am I missing something?

UPDATE: Reader Matthew Hennessy says I am:

On purely performance grounds, diesel doesn’t cause engine damage from ‘knocking’ (since diesel compression combustion is essentially controlled ‘knock’ already) you can crank up turbocharging.. Also, it can run leaner than gasoline engines, thus leading to better economy. In the US these days, most diesel performance tuning is done on truck platforms (Gale Banks Engineering is big on diesel) but a high-pressure turbo system on a modern common-rail diesel along with a huge # of gears in a multiclutch trans could be a real winner.

Well, stay tuned.

IN BRITAIN, a call for men’s liberation.

INSIDE THE BRAINS OF PSYCHOPATHS. “Not all psychopaths lack the ability to comprehend emotions felt by others. It isn’t that they lack the ability to model the emotions of others. Rather, their emotional reaction to their own modeling of others is different than it is in most people. This is, by the way, why I fear future artificial intelligences. I do not expect they will have behavior-restraining empathy.” Not unless it’s designed in. Some people are working on how to do that.

IN THE MAIL: Gulag Boss: A Soviet Memoir.

PC WORLD: Get Internet Access When Your Government Shuts It Down. “In the land of no Internet connection, the man with dial-up is king.” Plus, thoughts on ham radio, etc.

You can still buy a dialup modem. Here’s another. And it’s harder — and more disruptive — to shut down the whole phone system than just the Internet.

UPDATE: Reader Tom Hill writes: “Would you mind asking your readers if fiber optic phone systems (such as Verizon Fios) could be shut down as part of an internet shutdown?” I’m sure they could be, but my guess is that Internet would be blocked at the ISP gateway. Others may know more than me.

And what’s the point of dialup if the ISP gateways are shut down? With dialup, you can reach foreign dialup nodes. Of course, it’s also possible to just shut down international phone calls, but that’s another step, and also a costly one.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Egypt Cuts The Net, The Net Fights Back.

POLL: Majority of Voters Oppose Federal Bailouts For States.

QUESTION: So why is it all right for women to be sexist about MEN?

I DON’T WANT TO HEAR ONE GODDAMN WORD ABOUT MY CARBON FOOTPRINT: FOIA Request Reveals Pelosi Logged 43 Flights Covering 90,155 Miles from January to October 2010. “According to previous documents uncovered by Judicial Watch, the former Speaker’s military travel cost the United States Air Force $2,100,744.59 over one two-year period — $101,429.14 of which was for in-flight expenses, including food and alcohol.”

CHANGE: Gallup Poll: Positive views of GOP for first time since 2005. “The view of the Democratic Party, meanwhile, has improved slightly. The poll showed 46% of Americans viewed Democrats positively, compared with 47% who have a negative view. Still, those numbers are among the worst Gallup has recorded for Democrats since 1992.”

MARKDOWNS ON blankets, bedding, and bath goods.

TIMOTHY DALRYMPLE: Why We Have Children.

POLIWOOD ON THE Kennedy Mini-Series Suppression.

YA THINK? Egypt Internet Shutdown Underscores Vulnerability.

Related: Zombie internet ‘kill switch’ bill back to haunt the Senate.

UPDATE: Chinese nervous? “CHINA has blocked the word ‘Egypt” from the country’s wildly popular Twitter-like service, while coverage of the political turmoil has been tightly restricted in state media.”

JAMES TARANTO: Eliminationist rhetoric against Sarah Palin: a production of the Missoula Children’s Theater. “In all seriousness, though, like much of what we have been writing about in the past few weeks, this incident is shocking but not surprising. For all the bogus accusations being thrown at Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, genuinely hateful political rhetoric is commonplace in the art world, even in art that is not overtly political.”

KEVIN WILLIAMSON: Statistical Chicanery: Texas Budget Edition. “The fact is that Texas, at $985 per capita, received less stimulus funding than almost any other state. (Virginia and Nebraska were lower.) It is no surprise to find Paul Krugman manipulating figures, but I am surprised by the number of people who fell for this storyline.”

HOW REAGAN TOOK ADVANTAGE of being underestimated.

Only Phil Hartman had it right.

SHOCKER: Civil Rights Commission Report Reveals Racial Double Standard At DoJ.

RANKINGS: College and University Endowments.

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: University of Idaho Law Student Challenging Ban on Possession of Guns in On-Campus Housing.

MEGAN MCARDLE: What would a U.S. debt downgrade mean?

I think the answer is: Nobody really knows. But probably nothing good.

IMPORTANT HEALTH NEWS: “Adults who make love first thing in the morning apparently not only feel more upbeat for the rest of the day, but also benefit from a stronger immune system. Research suggests that adults who begin their day this way are healthier and happier than those who simply opt for a cup of tea and some toast before heading out of the door.”

BRING BACK KING FAROUK: The Steady Erosion of Women’s Rights in Egypt: A Photographic Story. (Via Prof. Jacobson.)

Hey, King Fuad II is still alive. And no doubt following events with interest.

I JUST GOT LINKED BY WONKETTE, AND ALL I GOT WAS A LOUSY 282 PAGEVIEWS. Wonkette is still publishing?

QUESTION OF THE DAY: ‘Whose Bright Idea Was It to Send Joe Biden Out to Talk About Egypt?’