And the pleasures and rewards of the intellect are inseparable from angst, uncertainty, conflict and even despair.

Ever since I discovered that my god given male member was going to give me no peace, I decided to give it no rest in return.

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.

I used to wish there was a useful term for those of us who thought American power should be used to remove psychopathic dictators.

The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism.

The discovery there is no god is a great relief, because if there were, it would be like living in a celestial North Korea if there was one. You would never be able to escape.

Haven't we all heard some irritating person saying that if so-and-so is elected, then he/she is absolutely definitely leaving the country? There must be some reason why it is mainly liberals who tend to say this, but the chief thing to note about the promise is that it is usually an empty one.