The quest for homeland security is heading ... toward the quasi-militarization of everyday life ... If danger might lurk anywhere, maybe everything must be protected and policed.

If you think about it, Washington's overwhelming power in the world is founded on death, the awesome arsenal for killing people.

The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another.

A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?

If everyone has to be a watchdog in order to make government work, then the foxes will also volunteer to serve.

The burnt odor in Washington is from the disintegrating authority of the governing classes.

Leaks and whispers are a daily routine of news-gathering in Washington.