Libertarian presidential candidate André Marrou's idea is that "government power is opposed to individual liberty." Must we still debate such sophomoric notions?... Besides, liberty, although very important, is not the only value.

The pursuit of perfection prevents achievement of the satisfactory.

Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.

Twenty minutes into his presidency, Donald Trump, who is always claiming to have made, or to be about to make, astonishing history, had done so. Living down to expectations, he had delivered the most dreadful inaugural address in history.

Multiculturalism is a campaign to lower America's moral status by defining the American experience is terms of myriad repressionsand their victims. By rewriting history, and by using name calling ("Racist! Sexist! Homophobe!") to inhibit debate, multiculturalists cultivate grievances, self pity and claims to entitlements arising from victimization.

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

Liberalism is wrong because it doesn't work. If a company is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.