BOOKSLUT'S MICHAEL SCHAUB directs our attention to Deroy Murdock's rant in the National Review Online about libraries as magnets for terrorists and the danger of evil librarians who regularly destroy Internet use and circulation records to protect their users' privacy.

One thing about Murdock. He may fancy himself a patriot, but he can't write worth a nickel. I had to force myself to finish the column. Turgid is the word.