Capitalism is not an 'ism.' It is closer to being the opposite of an 'ism,' because it is simply the freedom of ordinary people to make whatever economic transactions they can mutually agree to.

One of the most pervasive political visions of our time is the vision of liberals as compassionate and conservatives as less caring.

All too often, we do smart things only after exhausting every conceivable dumb thing we could have done.

It is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with them. Using this kind of reasoning, you can believe or not believe anything about anything, without having to bother to deal with facts or logic.

The welfare state has always been judged by its good intentions, rather than its bad results.

The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.

Just as any moron can destroy a priceless Ming vase, so the shallow and ill-educated people who run our schools can undermine and destroy from within a great civilization that took centuries of dedicated effort to create and maintain.