Beguiled by George S. Bush's easy smile and casual indifference to the details, we are on the brink of electing read more

Beguiled by George S. Bush's easy smile and casual indifference to the details, we are on the brink of electing him to office. This isn't choosing a president, it's casting the lead in a sitcom about the presidency.

The ability to get along without an exceptional leader is the mark of social vigor.

The ability to get along without an exceptional leader is the mark of social vigor.

Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to be heard here. Yet in read more

El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to be heard here. Yet in my conversations with Salvadorans... I have heard a single voice.

I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.

I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.

I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.

I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.

Don't steal. The government hates competition.

Don't steal. The government hates competition.

For target shooting, that's okay. Get a license and go to the range. For defense of the home, that's why read more

For target shooting, that's okay. Get a license and go to the range. For defense of the home, that's why we have police departments.

Freedom released the energies of the masses not by exhilarating but by unbalancing, irritating, and goading.

Freedom released the energies of the masses not by exhilarating but by unbalancing, irritating, and goading.