The dirty truth is that the rich are the great cause of poverty.

The rich have grown richer, but their tax rate has declined. The poor have grown poorer, but their taxes have increased.

Actually, the New Deal's central dedication was to business recovery rather than social reform.

A tiny portion of the population controls the lions share of the wealth and most of the command positions of state, manufacturing, banking, investment, publishing, higher education, philanthropy, and media... these individuals exercise a preponderant influence over what is passed off as public information and democratic discourse.

Apathy's a problem but who cares?

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... But the American way is to criticize and debate openly, not to accept unthinkingly the doings of government officials of this or any other country.

You will have no sensation of a leash around your neck if you sit by the peg. It is only when you stray that you feel the restraining tug.