But even this scaled-back plan faces political trouble. Libraries are vitally important to any real city, especially for the less well-off. People who can't afford computers or an Internet connection at home can find them at the library. Students can do school research and youngsters just learning to read can find inspiration and knowledge on trips to the library. And that's why we should have more of them.
Nobody likes taxes, but there are few things more worthy of tax dollars than libraries.
If we can build palaces for government, we should at least be able to afford a few libraries. U.S. District Court Judge David Hagen ruled last week that Nevada's anti-anonymous flier law is constitutional. Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa has a grand opportunity to drop her anonymous mailer case against former Station Casinos vice president Mark Brown and political consultant Tom Skancke before the inevitable American Civil Liberties Union appeal is heard and granted at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Just because the federal bench doesn't get the First Amendment doesn't mean the Del Papa has to follow suit. Steve Sebelius is a Review-Journal political columnist.