TODAY'S VISION OF THE ANOINTED comes from The Econoclast. The aesthetic imperative: banning drive-throughs at the Bun and Run.

I expect that some people favour the ban on drive-throughs because they don't want the extra traffic in their residential neighbourhood. Others, however, see drive-throughs as a hated symbol of our North American consumerism. This nefarious group happily asserts that drive-throughs contribute to air pollution, even though the evidence is that using drive-throughs reduces pollution! What a bunch of feel-good anti-intellectuals.

Exactly. But try banning tattoo parlors, piercing shops, check cashing services, or tanning and nail salons.