[Al] Franken is left-wing and funny. He's a pretty good political humorist.

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.

There aren't many political humorists. Dave Barry is excellent, but he doesn't do it much.

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.

If I give up drinking, smoking, and fatty foods, I can add ten years to my life. Trouble is, I'll add it to the wrong end.

Your money does not cause my poverty. Refusal to believe this is at the bottom of most bad economic thinking.

Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.