“This is not to endorse granting yourself all the rights you’d have in your personal Eden. In such a perfect world, I’d be free to push S.U.V.’s into the Hudson to create a car-free New York, but many people would object to my idea of utopia (as would many fish).” The Ethicist, 25 May. Curiously, this week’s Magazine placed a photo of an Audi quality-control team (sniffing the car interiors, a good idea since most upholstery off-gas is toxic) under The Ethicist — and across from an Audi ad. Hm.