We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge

When a politician says the debate is over, you can be sure of two things; the debate is raging; and he's losing it.

According to the University of Illinois' Arctic Climate Research Center, global sea ice levels now equal those of 1979.

Society flourishes when and only when its molecular unit, the family, flourishes. We know that lasting improvement comes only in the small increments produced by individuals adhering to the simple rules of life.

Capital punishment, like the rest of the criminal justice system, is a government program, so skepticism is in order.

All I remember about my wedding day in 1967 is that the Cubs lost a double-header.

Wars do not always begin with an abrupt, cymbal-crash rupture of conditions properly characterized as peace. There can be almost seamlessly incremental transitions.