The left-wing of the blogosphere is furious about some remarks by Rush Limbaugh the other day to the effect that he "dreams" of the Democratic National Convention beset with riots, a la Chicago in 1968. Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" has earned the radio talkshow host an additional 1 percent of notoriety and perhaps swayed the Democratic primary by roughly the same percentage toward Hillary Clinton.

The Times of London reports that Olympic athletes who "display Tibetan flags at Olympic venues -- including in their own rooms -- could be expelled from this summer’s Games in Beijing under anti-propaganda rules." This edict comes not from the despots of China but rather from the cowardly bureaucrats running the

Oh, good grief. From Kentucky comes news (via Drudge) of a bill to outlaw anonymous posting on the Internet. Here, once again, we have a lawmaker attempting to legislate the impossible with the best of intentions and without a clue about the consequences.

Hard to believe it's been two years since the world and the blogosphere exploded over 12 cartoons depicting Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Yet the controversy never really went away. With news that Danish police yesterday arrested several men allegedly plotting to kill one of the cartoonists, the Western media have a chance to get the story right this time.

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.