Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is read more

Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is never respected there, but only made use of. We will have such-a-one, for he sings prettily; we will invite such-a-one to a ball, for he dances well; we will have such-a-one at supper, for he is always joking and laughing; we will ask another because he plays deep at all games, or because he can drink a great deal. These are all vilifying distinctions, mortifying preferences, and exclude all ideas of esteem and regard. Whoever is had (as it is called) in company for the sake of any one thing singly, is singly that thing, and will never be considered in any other light; consequently never respected, let his merits be what they will.

Chickenpox is not necessarily a benign disease or a childhood rite of passage. We don't recommend parents expose their children. read more

Chickenpox is not necessarily a benign disease or a childhood rite of passage. We don't recommend parents expose their children. The vaccine is best.

It was not the vice president's fault.

It was not the vice president's fault.

I think to the extent that it keeps them on their toes, it's a good thing. It certainly helps, so read more

I think to the extent that it keeps them on their toes, it's a good thing. It certainly helps, so long as they continue being peaceful.

If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I'd read more

If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I'd call.

Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence

Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence

I don't like it, but what am I going to do about it?

I don't like it, but what am I going to do about it?

They're issuing crap at the speed of light.

They're issuing crap at the speed of light.

He believed the secrecy stamp was something that was improperly used. And I suspect he would think this was a read more

He believed the secrecy stamp was something that was improperly used. And I suspect he would think this was a continuing abuse of the secrecy stamp to try to remove embarrassing documents from the public eye.