The US is to an unusual extent a business-run society, where short-term concerns of profit and market share displace rational planning.
Noam ChomskyQuite generally, international affairs have more than a slight resemblance to the Mafia. The Godfather does not take it lightly when he is crossed, even by a small storekeeper.
Noam ChomskyDeath and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense.
Noam ChomskyWhy does everyone take for granted that we don't learn to grow arms, but rather, are designed to grow arms? Similarly, we should conclude that in the case of the development of moral systems; there's a biological endowment which in effect requires us to develop a system of moral judgment and a theory of justice, if you like, that in fact has detailed applicability over an enormous range.
Noam Chomsky