Creating whole departments of ethnic, gender, and other 'studies' was part of the price of academic peace. All too often, these 'studies' are about propaganda rather than serious education.

All that makes earlier times seem simpler is our ignorance of their complexities.

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

Envy is always referred to by its political alias, 'social justice.

There is usually only a limited amount of damage that can be done by dull or stupid people. For creating a truly monumental disaster, you need people with high IQs.

The same set of statistics can produce opposite conclusions at different levels of aggregation.

Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation?