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.

Destruction is the gameplan.

Listen to what the mean man says.

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

Collective deafness draws us closer to death as unheard dog whistles grow into sirens.

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

The friend of my friend is my enemy.

We feel too much and think too little — to turn a phrase...

Spirited away.

Hunger motivates, but is it motive enough?

Opposite ends still share a line.

L' État, c'est moi.

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

“Gin tonic, please.”

Voting Republican is no substitute for voting conservatively.

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

The difference between hunting and war, is that hunting takes no prisoners.

Debate prep has never been so perilous...

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