In politics, the truth is strictly optional and that also seems to be true in parts of the media.

A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.

Reality is not optional.

Pedestrians never seem to realize that they are a threat to the safety of cars.

All statements are true, if you are free to redefine their terms.

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.

One of the problems with trying to help underdogs, especially with government programs, is that they and everyone else start to think of them as underdogs, focusing on their problems rather than their opportunities. Thinking of themselves as underdogs can also dissipate their energies in resentments of others, rather than spending that energy making the most of their own possibilities.