NY Mirror

Irony's even king on Broadway, where dark classics like Hedda Gablerand Dance of Deathhave survived largely because they're being played like sitcoms. And Hollywood power brokers anxiously started meeting with the government to forge a "patriotic" plan, forgetting once again that we're fighting for the right to have a free culture. Of course officials loudly insisted that they weren't asking for propaganda, but I'm sure that was just propaganda.

But what the heck, I'm thrilled to live in this great land of opportunity—even if I do get a little nervous when Bush malapropically says stuff like "nucular." (I guess grammar's not important when you're tearing new holes in the Taliban.) Don't be mad—myviews are protected too. Make no mistake about it.

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