It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.

If life was what you made of it, then it could not be made for you.

Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.

America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.

What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedicated to letting people choose what they want and giving them a chance to get it.