I think of Texas as the laboratory for bad government.

Of course, it has never paid much.

On the whole, I prefer not to be lectured on patriotism by those who keep offshore maildrops in order to avoid paying their taxes.

Manners are just a formal expression of how you treat people.

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

Populism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by society and by a democratic political system. We are not socialists or communists, we are proponents of regulated capitalism and, I might add, people who have read American history.

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