Ben Carson says his flat tax will be around 15 percent. And by God, if he ever shows you the details, you'll see how awesome and deficit-killing it is.

You're more likely to vote Democratic if you hate Republicans than if you love Democrats, and vice versa.

The fallout from the Supreme Court halfway killing Obamacare would likely be more serious than conservatives believe...Even their own base, which has been told relentlessly that Obamacare represents the end of the America they love, might start to demand a fix once it becomes clear just what they’re missing - and what all those blue states with their own exchanges are getting.

Smart hiring managers in the modern world should be asking, “How long can you concentrate on a task before you have to take a break?” I wonder how many of them do?

Of course the system can be changed. Why would I bother spending 14 years of my life blogging if I didn't believe that?

They [Republicans] assume that military action always shows strength, while avoiding military action always shows weakness. That's just crazy.

I've long believed that having multiple official languages makes it very hard to sustain a united polity.