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"Others worry that subjects like Sept. 11 have become "sacred," and cordoned off from unpopular analysis."

"Others" need some basic logic. 9/11 is not something I would euphemistically call a subject, but the point is verbal diahrea emanating from the likes of Mr. Churchill hardly meets any rigorous standard of analysis. Good try though.

"Two sides are being presented without a lot of people listening, said Joe Flasher, 24, a graduate student in astrophysics. "You already have your opinion, right. So it's one person saying what they think and then the other person saying the complete opposite. It seems very polarized. But I guess it is the ultimate exercise in free speech."

Everyone has the right to free speech, but what our young astrophysicist has to learn is that I also have the right to ignore it. The problem today, young folks assume that free speech somehow confers legitimacy to said speech we are required to actually take it seriously or at face value. Not all opinions are equal or valid! Free speech does not insulate one from criticism and ridicule. Everyone has the right to their own opinion, but they do not have the right to be wrong in the facts used to support their opinion.