If something comes along that you don't like, there are a few sort of four-letter words that you can use to push it out of the sphere of discussion. If you were in a bar downtown, they might have different words, but if you're an educated person what you use are complicated words like "conspiracy theory" or "Marxist." It's a way of pushing unpleasant questions off the agenda so that we can continue in our own happy ideology.

U.S. has no feudal background, so institutions that remained in place in Europe did not remain in place here.

I agree with Bill Clinton that US forces should not be sent to Haiti, but not for his reasons.

Some kind of settlement in Kashmir is crucial for both countries [Pakistan and India]. It's also tearing India apart with horrible atrocities in the region which is controlled by Indian armed forces.

The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know.

Industrial production of meat makes a huge contribution to global warming.

I have never heard of anyone who was a "model person" in all aspects of his or her life, intellectual life or other aspects; nor do I see why anyone should care. We are not engaged in idol worship, after all.