A system that rewards politicians skilled at campaigning - which is the art of creating an illusion - and that puts hundreds of billions of coerced taxpayer dollars at the disposal of the winners will tend to attract men and women with a comparative advantage in manipulation.

I like taking the subway to work.

No transaction happens unless it is voluntary. It only happens if both of you think you win.

Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or give me death.' America is supposed to be about freedom.

The politicians should not tell the people to shut up.

Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.

Madoff's scam was small compared to Ponzi schemes the government itself runs: Social Security and Medicare.