If you have a right to respect, that means other people don't have a right to their own opinions.

Ego trips by coteries of self-exalting people are treated in the media as idealism, rather than the petty tyranny it is.

I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.

Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export.... Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea -- in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders.

Few professors would dare to publish research or teach a course debunking the claims made in various ethnic, gender, or other 'studies' courses.

The law of diminishing returns means that even the most beneficial prinicple will become harmful if carried far enough.

The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish has been updated by a reader: Give a man a fish and he will ask for tartar sauce and French fries! Moreover, some politician who wants his vote will declare all these things to be among his 'basic rights.'