Legislating political correctness

These are sad and painful times, no doubt. But politicians will be politicians, in the U.S. and in England as well. Tony Blair, who is doing so much good as GWB’s junior partner, has allowed his government to introduce legislation that could outlaw comedy. Rowan Atkinson, one of the funnier men in Britain today (although he’s done some terrible American movies), has responded with quite correct outrage to a proposed anti-terrorist bill could lead to the imprisonment of those who satirised religion.