Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.

Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last.

Women are affected by lunar tides only once a month; men have raging hormones every day.

Just because digital technology makes connecting possible doesn't mean you're actually reaching people.

President Bush was once asked which Presidential speech he admired most. He replied that it was the one Teddy Roosevelt had in his pocket that had helped cushion the blow of a would-be assassin's bullet.

Yet it's true that looks matter in politics... It is also true that perfecting the outer shell has become an obsession in this country... Mitt Romney, Barack Obama and John Edwards almost always look good, and pretty much the same, in dark suits or casual wear. Fred Thompson always looks crepuscular and droopy. Often Hillary Clinton looks great, and sometimes she looks tired, heavier or puffier.

Military guys are rarely as smart as they think they are, and they've never gotten over the fact that civilians run the military.