People confuse goodness with weakness. It is weak people, not good people (goodness demands strength), who are taken advantage of.

The welfare state inhibits the maturation of its young citizens into responsible adults

For the Left, tolerance does not mean tolerance. It means first, acceptance. And second, celebration. That is totalitarianism: You not only have to live with what you may differ with, dear citizen, you have to celebrate it or pay a steep price.

Every Left-wing hysteria of my lifetime has turned out to be untrue. Every single one

I prefer clarity over agreement

There is little correlation between the circumstances of people's lives and how happy they are.

American is deteriorating because it is becoming like other countries