When Bush says that Abu Ghraib was the work of a few, he forgot to mention that he was one of them.

I do not believe that the truth can ever be in conflict with God.

I actually bought the argument that if we democratized Iraq, we could create a space for venting some of the stuff that's going on in the Middle East in these autocratic regimes that is expressing itself through jihadism, because it has nowhere else to express itself.

Bush has legitimized a huge expansion of the welfare state, liberalizing immigration, and using force for democratization abroad. All the next Democratic president has to do to finish Bush's hard work is to raise taxes to pay for it all.

What I love about the Internet and what I try to do on the issues is insist upon the ability to have bad taste if one wants.

The important things are not worth knowing because they are useful. They are worth knowing because they are true.

I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.