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I Believe That Ignorance Is The Root Of All Evil. And That No One Knows The Truth.

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.

Nice Is A Pallid Virtue. Not Like Honesty Or Courage Or Perseverance. On The Other Hand, In A Nation Notably Lacking In Civility, There Is Much To Be Said For Nice.

Bad Policies, Stupid Policies, Gutless Policies Have Real Consequences.

Economist Frederick Thayer Has Studied The History Of Our Balanced-budget Crusades And Has Come Up With Some Depressing Statistics. We Have Had Six Major Depressions In Our History (1819, 1837, 1857, 1873, 1893 And 1929); All Six Of Them Followed Sustained Periods Of Reducing The National Debt. We Have Had Almost Chronic Deficits Since The 1930s, And There Has Been No Depression Since Then - The Longest Crash-free Period In Our History.