War seems to come out of nowhere, like rust that suddenly pops up on iron after a storm.

In the case of [Donald] Trump, he was able to tell people that elites live in gated communities, where they have walls around their home.

Nor did Americans believe that Republicans had been waging war on minorities, women, or gays - especially given that Republicans have held the House only since 2011 and have been out of power in the Senate and presidency since 2009.

War seems to come out of nowhere, like rust that suddenly pops up on iron after a storm.

If the Democrats feel they have lost the public's confidence in their stewardship of national security, then the threat of Iran offers a Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, or John Kerry an opportunity to get out front now and pledge support for a united effort - attacking Bush from the right about too tepid a stance rather from the predictable left that we are 'hegemonic' and 'imperialistic' every time we use force abroad.

It is a hard thing for intellectuals to acknowledge benefits from their rich moral inferiors who never so intended it.

Popular culture is simply a reflection of what the majority seems to want.