A Time for Silence

An axiom of civility tells us not to speak evil of the dead. Thus, on the subject of the sudden death of former Enron executive Kenneth Lay, I have said nothing. However, I will note that I completely agree with Washington Post media columnist Howard Kurtz, who recounts some of the things that are being said and asks, "Am I the only one who finds this kind of tasteless?"

No, there are others of us.