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Krugman's America: New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says the debate over private Social Security accounts is "about what kind of society America should be." He's right. But Mr. Krugman's vision makes us shudder -- America should be an ever-larger socialist state underwritten by ever-larger wealth-transference schemes. We think Americans of every income cohort can and should be allowed to build wealth with their own money. We know this might be a difficult philosophy for the Krugmans of the world to understand. For them, a refresher course -- it's called liberty.

Battling fiction: The Vatican has named top Cardinal Tarcisio Bertrone "to rebut what it says are lies, distortions and errors" in Dan Brown's best-selling "The Da Vinci Code," reports The Times of London. Because the book is "everywhere," the cardinal says "there is a very real risk that many people who read it will believe that the fables it contains are true." That may be true. But, and with all due respect, isn't attempting to discredit the "facts" of a clearly labeled work of fiction a non sequitur?

Santorum 'vulnerable': Political analyst Charlie Cook says U.S. Sens. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I., are "the two truly vulnerable GOP incumbents" in next year's election. We trust Mr. Santorum can rise above being lumped in with the Republican that Sen. Chafee clearly is not.

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