If you're a Republican who's a threat to the Democrats, of course you are a racist. That's the definition of a racist, nowadays.

I can think of no better reason to vote against Obama than the prospect of an administration where any criticism of the President is treated as racism.

When people say things like "don't let this moment pass without acting on gun control," what they're really saying is our arguments are so unpersuasive that they can only succeed when people aren't thinking clearly.

Hmm. Petty? Yes. Ineffectual? Yes. Infuriating and off-putting? Yes. Counterproductive? Yes. It's got to be a product of the French Foreign Ministry.

A 'well regulated militia' was thus one that was well-trained and equipped, not one that was 'well-regulated' in the modern sense of being subjected to numerous government prohibitions and restrictions.

One reason that a lot of people see me as cheerful and optimistic is that my expectations are really rather low.

You can't be halfhearted in a revolution. Values that serve well in a civil society don't work in a state of nature.