on the philly npr station this morning (on my way back from the anarchist studies network thing in hartford, of which more later) i heard a prof of demographics from penn telling us why the lower birth rate in the u.s. is to be regretted: "we need more taxpayers."  so get to humpin like bunnies and droppin babies; it's your civic duty. this tells us all we need to know about our origin and destiny: the meaning of life. ask hegel, e.g.