When is the Democratic Party going to apologize for being the biggest slave-holding-supporting institution on the planet and sticking with racism for the century after the abolition of slavery?

Byrd, the former Klu [sic] Klux Klan Kleagle, is taking a stand over states' rights, or his rights over State, or some such. Whatever the reason, the sight of an old Klansman blocking a little colored girl from Birmingham from getting into her office contributed to the general retro vibe that hangs around the Democratic Party these days.

Public interest criteria does not mean criteria that the public decides are in its interest. It means that the elite - via various appointed bodies - decide what the public's interest is for them.

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

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

Our leadership class's real accomplishment is résumé padding.

The long-term cost of a welfare society is the infantilization of the population.