I want to say things about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, but like Virginia Postrel, I… just don’t know what to say:

I’m guilty myself for not blogging about a story I’ve followed for months. The sad truth is that I found it so depressing I couldn’t muster the energy.

Same here.  What could I possibly say that would convince even one person of the, uh, legions of people who read this?  Anyone I talked to who wasn’t already convinced just replies: “why are you trying to poison babies?”  Well.  Guess that conversation is over.  

I think some idealistic people believe that if only we got information properly presented and distributed, people would come to sensible conclusions about regulatory insanity (like this), foreign policy, the economic crisis or the drug war.  The problem is that most people already have conclusions.  And those conclusions support their other conclusions and contribute to propping up their self-image.  They aren’t going to change.  They aren’t going to give up beliefs that make them feel happy.  

So, guess we have to just wait for them to die of old age.