Today’s Seattle Times editorializes against a proposal currently before Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne that would render the scholarly investigation into America’s prehistory much more difficult than it already is, by more or less banning the scientific study of human remains such as Kennewick Man and similarly ancient cultural artifacts. This is a niche topic, but an important one that NRO editorialized about, in a slightly different context, most recently on Columbus Day. More info is available at the Friends of America’s Past website.