Anything that shifts power from the individual judgment of free citizens to government is a bad thing.

There is no conceivable amount of money worth telling the world that you were beaten up by Liza Minnelli.

How ridiculous! You're going to have the first black president apologize for slavery?

Once you accept you're a child in the government nursery, why shouldn't Nanny tell you what to do?

One lesson of Sept. 11 is that a government that tries to do everything is likely to do most of it badly.

Last month, 80,000 Americans signed on to new jobs, but 85,000 Americas signed on for Social Security disability checks. Most of these people are not 'disabled' as that term is generally understood. Rather, it's the U.S. economy that's disabled, and thus Obama incentivizes dependency.

But, once you get a taste for shutting people up, it's hard to stop. Why bother winning the debate when it's easier to close it down?