Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinking that Washington has cornered the market on government madness. It is hardly the case, as the city leaders of Omaha, Neb., showed us earlier this month. Not only did the city council cave into the pressure of the anti-smoking Nazis – banning cigarettes in 97 percent of public places – but this group of tyrants went further than any in America thus far. City officials in Omaha, with the support of the police department, called on citizens who witness violations of the new prohibition to call 911 to report them. 911. (Column continues below)...
