It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.

Humanism is not alive and well in Texas. Different colors and types of Texans do not like one another, nor do they pretend to.

I am not anti-gun. I'm pro-knife. Consider the merits of the knife. In the first place, you have to catch up with someone in order to stab him. A general substitution of knives for guns would promote physical fitness. We'd turn into a whole nation of great runners. Plus, knives don't ricochet. And people are seldom killed while cleaning their knives.

Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world.

Conservatives are fond of pointing out there are problems in this world can't be solved by throwing money at them. There are even more that can't be solved by dropping bombs on them.

Being slightly paranoid is like being slightly pregnant - it tends to get worse.

One function of the income gap is that the people at the top of the heap have a hard time even seeing those at the bottom. They practically need a telescope. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt probably didn't was a lot of time thinking about the people who build their pyramids, either.