I wanted to swear off, but I can’t resist (no, not The Bill). The great Lott controversy rolls on, and has finally attracted the attention of mainstream media. You can get the increasingly bizarre details here. Unfortunately, if understandably, the stories focus on Lott’s “Mary Rosh” persona, and don’t mention the putative 1997 survey. This is a pity, since one of the stories is running in US News and World Report, which has a paid circulation of 2 million. That ought to be good for at least a dozen respondents to the survey (if it ever took place).