In academic news, a group of right-wing commentators are urging Yale University not to hire prominent University of Michigan history professor Juan Cole because of his views on the Iraq war, Israel and the state of the Middle East. Cole run a popular blog called Informed Comment where he has criticized the Bush administration’s decision to attack Iraq. Cole is reportedly a top candidate for a senior faculty position in modern Middle East studies at Yale University. American Enterprise Institute scholar Michael Rubin and Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund have both written recent articles attacking Cole.