The Constitution cannot protect us unless we protect the Constitution.

Envy plus rhetoric equals "social justice.".

Contrary to the vision of the left, it was the free market which produced affordable housing - before government intervention made housing unaffordable.

What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race?

Anyone who does not understand the utter cynicism of politics does not understand politics.

Fairness' is one of the great mantras of the left. Since everyone has his own definition of fairness, that word is a blank check for the expansion of government power. What fairness means in practice is that third parties -- busybodies -- can prevent mutual accommodations by others.

The poor are the very lifeblood of the left, attracting activists, supporting among the intelligentsia, and - perhaps most important - allowing the left to indulge in self-congratulation as people who 'care.' But, if they really cared, they would want to know what the facts are and what the actual consequences of their various nostrums are.