The fact is that, except for those very few whose wealth is overwhelmingly or entirely inherited, the more affluent have usually worked harder than the less affluent.

The welfare state is predicate don collecting money from today's workers in order to pay for those who paid in before them. But today's workers don't have enough money to sustain the scheme, and there are too few of them to do so. As a result, virtually every welfare state in Europe, and many American states, like California are going broke.

Just because you cannot fight every evil does not mean you should fight no evils.

The problem for the Left, however, is that the moment it stops painting the Right as vile, it has to argue the issues.

I have never written that there is a threat of fascism in America. I always considered the idea overwrought. But now I believe there really is such a threat - and it will come draped not in an American flag, but in the name of tolerance and health.

The biggest battle in life is with yourself

All of the goodness in the world doesn't amount to a hill of beans without courage