The war against terror is like a war against dandruff. It's a metaphor. It's not about anything.

...you will do more harm than good by attempting to supplant old dogmas and customs with new dogmas. It will be the same in the end except that the old is less militant, less dangerous than a new order imposed by enthusiasts.

Before the cards that one is dealt by life are the cards that fate has dealt: one's family.

I am a correctionist. If something is wrong in society, it must be fixed. At least one should try to fix it.

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.

Americans are not only a less homogenous population than we were when we were 3 million ex-colonists, but we're less educated. On top of that, we have constant misinformation and manipulation by media.

The whole point to American journalism is what ought to be true is true.