“FEELING ISOLATED AND CAST ADRIFT IN THE HOME OF THE FREE”: In the Daily Beast, Nick Gillespie explains the Reason.com subpoena case and why it matters. Then Ken at Popehat schools Daily Beast commenters on how subpoenas actually work. (Hint: the citizens on the grand jury aren’t particularly involved.)

UPDATE: Scott Greenfield has some choice words, including “Niketh Velamoor brought humiliation down on the office.”