L. Neil Smith's Number 369, May 28, 2006  "Data Privacy is a
Fundamental Right"  by Lady Liberty  Reprinted by The
Libertarian Enterprise   Although I have my favorite genres
(science fiction and horror, lest any of you wonder), I also
read quite a variety of other kinds of things which includes
both short and long forms of fiction, non-fiction, and
commentary. I don't typically find myself confused by any of
these things. For example, when I read one of Stephen King's
horror novels, I'm usually pretty sure that my car isn't going
to attack me when I go out to the garage, or if I happen to read
a statement from one politician or another, I rarely assume it's
anything but an exercise in creative writing.  I had no problems
understanding The Da Vinci Code, either. The author made it
clear that there were some realities included in his novel,
things like the fact that people really did used to search for
the Holy Grail, there is a religious group that's fairly tight-
lipped about itself called Opus Dei, and the P