Not only do we have a right to be happy, we have an obligation to be happy because our happiness has an effect on everyone around us.

A lot of women do a lot of harm because they don't control their emotions. But in terms of violence, men seem to have a monopoly

Men feel more bereft without a woman than women will feel bereft without a man

The Libertarian Party is a shameful party

There is something about liberalism that is not nearly as true about conservatism. The further left one goes, the more one finds that the ideology provides moral cover for a life that is not moral. While many people left of center lead fine personal lives, many do not.

Having travelled to some 20 African countries, I find myself, like so many other visitors to Africa before me, intoxicated with the continent. And I am not referring to the animals, as much as I have been enthralled by them during safaris in Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Rather, I am referring to the African peoples.

The biggest obstacle to people becoming better is that you have to really want to be a good person in order to be a better person, and most people would rather be other things.