Freedom should always be discussed within the context of responsibility.

At some point free expression absolutism becomes childish and unserious.

Not only was one cartoonist gunned down, but riots erupted around the world, resulting in the deaths of scores. No one could say toward what positive social end, yet free-speech absolutists were unchastened.

I'm a pointillist, just working my tiny little piece of the canvas. I'm not so good at perspective.

In any event, it's not exactly a secret to regular readers what my views on the war are

Where there's smoke, there's bound to be mirrors.

I don't think so, but it's always in the back of my mind that many of the soldiers being wounded and killed in Iraq are about the same age as my kids. My godson is going over soon, so the war's about to get personal for me.