I'm willing to zap conservatives when they do things that are not libertarian.

English is a stretch language; one size fits all.

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.

The most successful column is one that causes the reader to throw down the paper in a peak of fit.

You don't overturn a previous court's decisions lightly and I think most Americans are somewhere in the middle on abortion and there's not going to be a revolution here at all.

Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.

I welcome new words, or old words used in new ways, provided the result is more precision, added color or greater expressiveness.