[You can see James Glassman's bio here: http://www.techcentralstation.com/Bios.asp?FormMode=Bio&ID=6 His column is not merely poorly-reasoned, but poorly researched as well: He makes some factual errors, such as saying the lack of a national ID card makes the U.S. "almost unique." Try Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, the Nordic countries, Sweden, Mexico, and so on. --Declan] ***********