I get the cynicism thing all the time, although I don't really know where that comes from, because I think I'm actually the opposite of a cynic.

In a society governed passively by free markets and free elections, organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy.

There are some who think that the government is limited in how many corruption cases it can bring against Wall Street, because juries can't understand the complexity of the financial schemes involved. But in 'U.S.A. v. Carollo,' that turned out not to be true.

One of the great cliches of campaign journalism is the notion that American elections have long since ceased to be about issues and ideas.

The joy of being a consumer is that it doesnt require thought, responsibility, self-awareness or shame: All you have to do is obey the first urge that gurgles up from your stomach. And then obey the next. And the next. And the next.

Contracting corruption has been around since the construction of the Appian Way.

America's always had a real passion for lunatic movements.