Is there any other democracy where the voters are as spoiled as they are in the United States? Especially, of course, in certain states, such as Iowa and New Hampshire, where the old joke is literally true about the citizens who say they haven't yet formed an opinion about a candidate because they've only met the fellow a few times.
Michael KinsleyIf hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue, piousness is virtue paying tribute to itself.
Michael KinsleyMany 'hard' scientists regard the term 'social science' as an oxymoron. Science means hypotheses you can test, and prove or disprove. Social science is little more than observation putting on airs.
Michael KinsleyJournalistic conventions make it hard for reporters to deal with a big, complicated lie.
Michael Kinsley