Children Born Today Have A Fifty-fifty Chance

A Profound Political Question Is Suddenly On The Table: Must The Country Continue To Give Precedence To Private Financial Gain And Market Determinism Over Human Lives And Broad Public Values?

If Everyone Has To Be A Watchdog In Order To Make Government Work, Then The Foxes Will Also Volunteer To Serve.

People Know Elections, Like Television Commercials, Are Not Real.

The Quest For Homeland Security Is Heading ... Toward The Quasi-militarization Of Everyday Life ... If Danger Might Lurk Anywhere, Maybe Everything Must Be Protected And Policed.

Democracy Begins In Human Conversation. A Democratic Conversation Does Not Require Elaborate Rules Of Procedure Or Utopian Notions Of Perfect Consensus. What It Does Require Is A Spirit Of Mutual Respect-people Conversing Critically With One Another In An Atmosphere Of Honesty And Shared Regard.