Tackling Those Ivories

In their war on civilization, the Feds are now aiming at antique pianos and organs. Yes, sexually assaulting little kids and spying on all the world doesn’t satisfy Our Rulers’ lust for evil; they also want to destroy musical instruments that contain ivory. But since keyboards now use plastic—and have for decades—the thugs at the US Fish and Wildlife Service are pursuing pianos from the early twentieth century, organs from the nineteenth century, etc. In other words, pieces that could qualify for museums if their private owners didn’t deeply cherish them. And perhaps that’s the point: bag a bunch of “contributions” for the Smithsonian…

At any rate, if you’d like to submit a comment against the proposal to ban ivory, even on historical instruments, go here but go fast: the deadline for accepting those remarks is 11:59 tonight.

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