To hear two American men congratulating each other on being heterosexual is one of the most chilling experiences - and unique to the United States. You don't hear two Italians sitting around complimenting each other because they actually like to go to bed with women. The American is hysterical about his manhood.

Nixon was a Southern Rim President, and so antipathetic to the old guard.

If satire is to be effective, the audience must be aware of the thing satirized.

To bring into the world an unwanted human being is as antisocial an act as murder.

A superficial education would be worse than none. But a full education would open every man's eyes to the nature of human existence.

In the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Founders made it clear that this was not to be a sky-god nation with a national religion like that of England, from whom we had just separated. It is curious how little understood this amendment is-yes, everyone has a right to worship any god he chooses but he does not have the right to impose his beliefs on others who do not happen to share in his superstitions and taboos.

Christianity is such a silly religion.