And what is said in books, then, is silence in waiting — ideas pressed into paper.

A cautionary note to Democrats on the tempting allure of taxing religion.

Listen to what the mean man says.

With few exceptions, secrecy is deeply incompatible with democracy and with science.

A path to 4 more years, forever. A thought experiment.

If not a money-making proposition, then what good is democracy for?

Opposite ends still share a line.

L' État, c'est moi.

Revolutions live from collective heroism, whereas schisms need but a single martyr.

Voting Republican is no substitute for voting conservatively.

What do Goethe, Vian, and the American people have in common?

In America, the divisions in local elections are mainly on religious lines.

Free-thinker. Thinker would suffice.

The name of the game is to find the right color-safe detergent and tackle the stains before it's too late.

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few... Or the one.

The values of science and the values of democracy are concordant, in many cases indistinguishable.

Thinking for oneself is no guarantee for thinking wisely.

Not all flaws are created equal. Fasces aren't simple bundles of sticks with an axe driven through them.

French and American history converges rather frequently. Guillotines may make a comeback.

The half-life of Republican House Speakers and their head-spinning congressional electrons has gotten logarithmically shorter.