CHOMSKY MANSION UPDATE: Still nice, but as I suspected, not as nice as first reported. It turns out 36,000 square feet is the lot size, not the house size. Chomsky’s house is, in fact, significantly smaller than Stately InstaPundit Manor. I lack a lake place, and multiple boats, though.

I don’t know how relevant this is, anyway. My dad, who was a big ’60s protester, got some grief from people when he bought a Mercedes a while back. His response was, “I remember protesting for civil rights, and against the Vietnam war, but I don’t remember taking a position on German luxury automobiles.” Of course, my dad has never been an anti-capitalist weenie like Chomsky, either.