As I have pointed out time and again, it's a hell of a lot cheaper to send little kids to school than it is to let them grow up into young thugs who have to be sent to prison, not to mention the savings in the wear and tear on the nerves, property, and safety of the rest of the citizenry.

It is quite reasonable to subscribe both to the old saw that no good girl was ever ruined by a book and to the perception that it is not good for children to be constantly exposed to the sexual violence in our popular culture. Protecting children seems to me logically, legally, and rather easily differentiated from censorship.

Anyone who thinks humans are not capable of so fouling their own nest that the land and the waters can no longer be productive just hasn't been paying attention.

I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.

Behind a smoke screen of high-profile female appointees and soothing slogans, George W. Bush is waging war on women.

Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.

The thing is this: You got to have fun while you're fightin' for freedom, 'cause you don't always win.