Americans Are Not Getting Screwed By The

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

The Recent Death Of Gene Mccarthy Reminded Me Of A Lesson I Spent A Long, Long Time Unlearning, So Now I Have To Re-learn It. It's About Political Courage And Heroes, And When A Country Is Desperate For Leadership. There Are Times When Regular Politics Will Not Do, And This Is One Of Those Times.

The Myth Of The Inevitability Of Economic Globalization Is Based Largely On The Work Of Milton Friedman, And Easily The Most Underreported Story Of Our Time Is That The Current Economy Proves Friedman Flatly Wrong.

The Charm Of Ronald Reagan Is Not Just That He Kept Telling Us Screwy Things, It Was That He Believed Them All. No Wonder We Trusted Him, He Never Lied To Us. ... His Stubbornness, Even Defiance, In The Face Of Facts ('stupid Things,' He Once Called Them In A Memorable Slip) Was Nothing Short Of Splendid. ... This Is The Man Who Proved That Ignorance Is No Handicap To The Presidency.

Conservatives Are Fond Of Pointing Out There Are Problems In This World Can't Be Solved By Throwing Money At Them. There Are Even More That Can't Be Solved By Dropping Bombs On Them.