In the New York Times this morning, good news that I had somehow missed:

The underdog-loving, free-speech defending side of me really wants to see Dennis Kucinich in tonight's Democratic debate.

The pragmatist in me feels something else entirely.

Over at the home page, I'm about to put up a topic about the continuing controversy over Real ID, which would standardize how states issue drivers licenses -- an attempt to increase, among other things, airline security.

The trouble with free speech is that people tend to use it in ways of which elites -- Republican and Democratic politicians, constitutional law gurus, and similarly well-heeled wowsers -- deeply disapprove.

This isn't good: