I still think, despite everything, that the US is very unlikely to attack Iran. It could be a huge catastrophe; nobody knows what the consequences would be. I imagine that only an administration that's really desperate would resort to that.

We are entering a period of human history that may provide an answer to the question of whether it is better to be smart than stupid.

The old-fashioned idea is that responsibility falls upon those who borrow and lend. Money was not borrowed by campesinos, assembly plant workers, or slum-dwellers. The mass of the population gained little from borrowing, indeed often suffered grievously from its effects.

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.

The Iranian government is undoubtedly a severe danger to its own population, but not beyond that.

It's very common for the victims to understand a system better than the people who are holding the stick.

There are two parties, so-called, but they're really factions of the same party, the Business Party.