Those who control the wealth of this society have an influence over political life far in excess of their number.

Those who control the wealth of this society have an influence over political life far in excess of their number.

The guiding principle of ruling elites was--and still is: When change threatens to rule, then the rules are changed.

If the test of patriotism comes only by reflexively falling into lockstep behind the leader whenever the flag is waved, then what we have is a formula for dictatorship, not democracy.

The real danger we face is not from terrorism but what is being done under the pretext of fighting it.

Radical views that are outside the mainstream generally (but not always) are more reliable than the dominant view because they are more regularly challenged and tested against evidence. They do not get to float freely down the mainstream; they must swim against the current. They cannot rest on the orthodox power to foreclose dissent, and they are not supported by the unanimity of bias that passes for objectivity.

One does not have to be a Marxist to know there is something very wrong in this society.