Civilization is an enormous improvement on the lack thereof.
Earnestness is just stupidity sent to college.
I like to do my principal research in bars, where people are more likely to tell the truth or, at least, lie less convincingly than they do in briefings and books.
The mystery of government is not how it works, but how to make it stop.
The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.
To grasp the true meaning of socialism, imagine a world where everything is designed by the post office, even the sleaze.
You can't get good Chinese takeout in China and Cuban cigars are rationed in Cuba. That's all you need to know about communism.
Your money does not cause my poverty. Refusal to believe this is at the bottom of most bad economic thinking.