Ok, I'm being vaguely political...

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Both links from kightp.

Anti-Bush poetry gets schoolgirl in trouble, costs teacher his job.

analysis of current foreign policy by The Independent Weekly's Hal Crowther

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I skimmed the first article but chewed on the second with relish (a bitter relish, but I've always liked sauces and other toppings). Inspired writing that speaks from the heart and brain -- good eye.

As for escape, it's a reasonable option. I've eyed NZ closely but I don't want to subject my pets (read: family members) to a multi-month lockup. Canada's a good possibility since my spouse is Canadian, but I wonder if it is far enough away -- the more-sparsely populated and somewhat more sensical neighbor of America is tightly economically tied and sometimes works hard to ingratiate itself to America by accepting economic and environmental rape of its lands and people. I'd lean for one of the smaller countries of Europe, with NZ or Canada as a good backup. Most eveyone in these countries can speak English, just so long as you leave America-centrism at the door. :)

Will the last one out of America please turn out the lights?