Born in the age of Google

My bright summer intern, student from a top college, did not know how to find a book in a library. Did not know what a library card or fiche was.

by chance

I wanted to call Free Xchange the previous post. I was trying to bring together the free (ideas) and Xchange (Xmerchant). Careless I typed Fair Xcahnge. Discovered later that there was a song with this title. By 2pac
A fair exchange, you know the game
We can do the damn thang, thang, thang

Buy low, sell high

To the judge installed by the party to represent the will of the people, he declared. “ I am a merchant of ideas”. The judge condemned him to twenty-five years hard labor. Seemd an unfortunate choice of words. Merchants exploit the working class. Speculators. Profiteers. The essence of capitalism.

Or did the judge have a problem with the selling of ideas. Selling for money? Making a profit on ideas? on ideas people would die for?

Later, for this stand he became a hero to many. But an altar does not certify the god and martyrdom does not verify a philosophy. And "merchant of ideas" I discovered, is a pretty common expression ...