I was being ironic. If communism vs. capitalism is the "big picture," then what happens to Elian is the "little picture." Nevertheless, it is a picture I care very much about. To continue:

Anyone who wants to really educate themselves on the Elian Gonzalez case, go here: INS documents.

Did anyone catch Alan Dershowitz's remarks on Geraldo Rivera's show last night on CNBC? I generally have great respect for Mr. Dershowitz, so I was very surprised to find that he thinks the seizure of Elian was illegal, on civil libertarian grounds. Some of his logic escapes me. He said something like, "No American has to obey an administrative decision of the US government. We only have to obey the courts." That's an astonishing statement. Does it mean I don't have to pay taxes? When someone pointed out that the INS had a search warrant, he said (paraphrasing): "Have you seen that warrant? It's trash!" I really don't know what he meant by that.

Today, I've been searching for some web site that has a transcript, or even a summary of Dershowitz's remarks, but I have been unable to find one. Can anyone help?