quick check-in

The Lingis panel went fine, though or attendance suffered badly from being up against Rancière in the same time slot.

At the very end of the discussion, fellow AUCian Rob Switzer checked his iPad and saw that Hosni Mubarak did indeed receive a life sentence, HERE. I haven’t had the time yet to read the story, but look forward to it.

Who knows what went on here. But one think you should know about Egypt is that Egyptian judges have often had a fiercely independent streak, even during Mubarak’s reign. There were several court decisions under Mubarak that embarrassed him badly.