Good Morning, hope you all had a blessed Festivus! Here's a bit from NEWS of the WEIRD that I found particularly amusing...

The Laws of Irony Are Strictly Enforced

The Pentagon, claiming an exception to the law, rejected a Freedom of Information Act request by a reporter to see an internal training video. The video was the 22-minute "Freedom of Information Act/The People's Right to Know," for teaching Pentagon employees how to administer the act. [Sarasota Herald-Tribune-Associated Press, February 13]

A CIA-sponsored panel of scientists concluded that, despite the risks of potential terrorist uses of research, openness in scientific study was absolutely crucial. Three months later, the agency suppressed the panel's work as classified. [Federation of American Scientists Secrecy News, April 2]

In March, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia accepted an award by the Cleveland City Club for his contributions to freedom of speech, which he accepted at a Club meeting that, at his request, was closed to television and radio. [CNN.com, March 19]