The Law Is Agnostic About Truth.

The Court Of Last Resort Is No Longer The Supreme Court. It's 'nightline.'

Hypocrisy Is Not A Way Of Getting Back To The Moral High Ground. Pretending You're Moral, Saying Your Moral Is Not The Same As Acting Morally.

The Plain Message Conveyed By The New Administration Is That George W Bush's America Is A Christian Nation, And That Non-christians Are Welcome Into The Tent So Long As They Agree To Accept Their Status As A Tolerated Minority Rather Than As Fully Equal Citizens. In Effect, Bush Is Saying: "this Is Our Home, And In Our Home We Pray To Jesus As Our Savior. If You Want To Be A Guest In Our Home, You Must Accept The Way We Pray."

On Television And In The Movies, Crimes Are Always Solved. Nothing Is Left Uncertain. By The End, The Viewer Knows Whodunit. In Real Life, On The Other Hand, Many Murders Remain Unsolved, And Even Some That Are "solved" To The Satisfaction Of The Police And Prosecutors Lack Sufficient Evidence To Result In A Conviction.

Most Liberal Democracies Don't Try To Figure Out What The Truth Is.