I Don't So Much Mind That Newspapers

The Pyramids Were Built For Pharaohs On The Happy Theory That They Could Take Their Stuff With Them. Versailles Was Built For Kings On The Theory That They Should Live Surrounded By The Finest Stuff. The Mall Of America Is Built On The Premise That We Should All Be Able To Afford This Stuff. It May Be A Shallow Culture, But It's By-god Democratic. Sneer If You Dare; This Is Something New In World History.

When Politicians Start Talking About Large Groups Of Their Fellow Americans As 'enemies,' It's Time For A Quiet Stir Of Alertness. Polarizing People Is A Good Way To Win An Election, And Also A Good Way To Wreck A Country.

It's Hard To Argue Against Cynics - They Always Sound Smarter Than Optimists Because They Have So Much Evidence On Their Side.

I Often Plagiarize From Myself. I Like To Think Of This As Ecological Journalism: I Recycle.

Humanism Is Not Alive And Well In Texas. Different Colors And Types Of Texans Do Not Like One Another, Nor Do They Pretend To.