“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.”

“On the night of New Years Day, I thought of a wonderful New Years resolution for the men who run the world: get to know the people who only live in it.”

“The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next generation.”

“He was a consummate politician-- which is to say he was given to expedient speech and lacked even a vestigial spine.”

“Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

“The American system is the most ingenious system of control in world history. With a country so rich in natural resources, talent, and labor power the system can afford to distribute just enough we...”

“But the truth is that I never had to search for a role model. I was the son of George Bush.”