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.

If you only stand up for speech you approve of, you're a hack. If you only stand up for speech that everyone approves of, you're a coward.

What's wrong with "the new elite?" Forget cultural insularity or smugness. The main problem with the "new elite" is that they're not an elite at all. That is, they aren't particularly smart, or competent.

The proverbial thirteenth chime of the clock - is not only wrong itself, but calls into question everything that came before it.

Things that can't go on forever, won't. Debts that can't be paid, won't be.

[B]ipartisanship means tarring and feathering politicans from both major parties.

Where the U.N. is concerned, accountability is very thin on the ground in general.