The real alternative to power of the rich is not power of the poor. It's just plain power.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan is the archetypal extremely smart person who went into politics anyway instead of doing something worthwhile for his country.

Gay marriage acceptance is happening in the blink of an eye.

...let's talk about soccer scores. There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency and scoreless sports ties are boring.

We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans.

It is important to remember when reading Adam Smith or even when just thinking about Smith that the era that he lived in, we're not talking about poverty in a day when it meant not enough bedrooms for the kids, an old car, a black and white television. We're talking about a whole world where poverty meant not enough to eat.

I'm 61 years old. I'm not that fearful of the future, period. I'm not going to see that much of it.