Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated - preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary.

People who pride themselves on their "complexity" and deride others for being "simplistic" should realize that the truth is often not very complicated. What gets complex is evading the truth.

Government restrictions are attractive to people who want to impose their pet notions without having to count the costs.

It is truly a triumph of rhetoric over reality when people can believe that going into politics is 'public service,' but that producing food, shelter, transportation, or medical care is not.

If we become a people who are willing to give up our money and our freedom in exchange for rhetoric and promises, then nothing can save us.

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

The word 'racism' is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything - and demanding evidence makes you a 'racist.'