“To sum it all up, the [Ayn] Rand belief system looks like this:1. Facts are facts: things can be absolutely right or absolutely wrong, as determined by reason.2. According to my reasoning, I am abs...”

“This story is the ultimate example of Americans biggest political problem. We no longer have the attention span to deal with any twenty-first century crisis. We live in an economy that is immensely...”

“Washington politicians basically view the People as a capricious and dangerous enemy, a dumb mob whose only interesting quality happens to be their power to take away politicians' jobs... When the ...”

“America is no longer a country that cares about experts. In fact, it hates experts. If you can't fit a story into the culture-war storyline in ten seconds or less, it dies.”

“After eighteen long months covering this dreary business, the whole campaign appears in my minds eye as one long, protracted scratch-fight over Internet-fueled nonsense.”

“In a society governed passively by free markets and free elections, organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy.”

“Do what you can with all love and passion irrespective of whether it pays you well or not. Joy in the result lives longer than the joy in the reward.”

“Americans are following a stampede to the financial slaughterhouse. Let us stop following them and go in the other direction.”

“Thou shalt not forget that money is only money and not character or fame.”