Civil rights are not automatic, like natural human rights - you have to agree to the social compact in order to deserve them.

Michael Jackson was a better person than many of those who "honor" him today.

But not Mickey Mouse or Harry Potter. Why not?

Why should I apologize for something I never had any part in?

To sell, novels must be plausible - so popular fiction reflects prevailing worldviews.

...or, Who Gets the Liver?

Of patents, copyrights, and the balance of power.

Wasting millions on buying newfangled equipment, storing it for some years, and then junking it unused? Must be the TSA!

Whatever happened to "No new taxes"?

Why some politicians might welcome a swine flu pandemic.