Back from a very depressing FreedomFest. The news and insights were so dire, it makes previous years, where we had the luxury to debate the existence of God and how to get out of the war in Iraq, seem like carefree summer camp. I'm no news hound, so I didn't realize apparently we have neither property rights nor rule of law any more. Let the Zimbabweization of America proceed...

On the other hand, I don't think I heard the words "Michael Jackson" once.