The notion that there is no basic value system is far more incoherent or invalid than the notion that there are essential values. Every religion can tell you it has basic values. You ask a Christian, most Christians would say love God and love your neighbor. Is that the entirety of Christianity? No one in his right mind would say it is.

Most blacks want school vouchers, but most liberals vehemently oppose them. Why? Because what is good for teachers' unions is of more importance to the Left than what is good for blacks. Who, then, is racist? By their own admission, and by the policies they pursue, the answer is the people who call themselves progressive.

The world is a bad place. There are many wonderful people, but on the whole, humanity basically stinks.

An unhappy life is a life not lived.

The worldview of the Left is a battle between rich and poor

The human species produces a certain percentage of scum. That is the way in which I have understood the world my whole life

One of the great mind destroyers of college education is the belief that if it's very complex, it's very profound.