After the risky mortgage-lending practices fostered by government intervention led to massive defaults and foreclosures that caused financial institutions to collapse or be bailed out, Congressman Frank changed his tune completely.

Civil rights used to be about treating everyone the same. But today some people are so used to special treatment that equal treatment is considered to be discrimination.

Politics is largely the process of taking credit and putting the blame on others - regardless of what the facts may be.

Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.

Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.

The desire to order other people around and make them conform to one own's vision takes many forms.

Eternal vigilance is only part of the price of freedom. The maturity to live with imperfections is another crucial part of the price of freedom.