Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.

Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.

When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday.

When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday.

I consider theology to be the rhetoric of morals.

I consider theology to be the rhetoric of morals.

The audience applauded, even though it was not clear what Bush meant.

The audience applauded, even though it was not clear what Bush meant.

Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.

Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.

The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of clich‚.

The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of clich‚.

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. read more

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.

What the Bush administration is primarily interested in is regime change in the United States, not regime change in Iraq read more

What the Bush administration is primarily interested in is regime change in the United States, not regime change in Iraq or South East Asia or the Balkans. A foreign war is a wonderful lollipop to stuff in the mouth of a possibly quarrelsome press.

This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating

This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating