The 1935 Social Security Act established 65 as the age of eligibility for payouts. But welfare state politics quickly becomes a bidding war, enriching the menu of benefits, so in 1956 Congress entitled women to collect benefits at 62, extending the entitlement to men in 1961.

It is no longer enough to be lusty. One must be a sexual gourmet.

Voters cannot hold officials responsible if they do not know what government is doing, or which parts of government are doing what.

Good biology without good philosophy will be a calamity.

[P]rogressivism is a top-down, continent-wide tissue of taxes, mandates, and other coercions.

Hart is still like that little tub of vaguely milklike gunk that comes with airline coffee. It is labeled a "nondairy" product. Fine: we know what is is non, but what is it?

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead, read selected portions of the Washington telephone directory containing listings for all the organizations with titles beginning with the word National.