This is a collection of anonymous pieces that have caught my eye. I think of them as tiny fleas, whose bite might awaken some concern on thepart of the reader, with one or another issue, usually political. In a few cases the author is known. In other cases these have come to my attention without a claim of authorship. If you are the author of one of them, please let me know and I will add the credit.

A report to the Academy. Feb. 2007