Free trade has been proven, time and again, as a reliable path to economic development. It pushes the public and private sectors alike toward greater accountability and transparency. It lifts people out of poverty, and while it can force unsettling changes on a society, those changes prove to be worthwhile in a very short time.
Jonah GoldbergProgressivism, liberalism, or whatever you want to call it has become an ideology of power. So long as liberals hold it, principles don't matter.
Jonah GoldbergFascism isn't a libertarian doctrine! It just isn't, never will be and it can't be cast as one.
Jonah GoldbergI don't think twice about picking up my dog's poop, but if another dog's poop is next to it, I think, 'Eww, dog poop!
Jonah GoldbergThe government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is destined for no good.
Jonah Goldberg