A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible lifestyles turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind

In the lexicon of the political class, the word "sacrifice" means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it.

If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in Hamilton's country, a mighty industrial nation with a strong central government

Politicians fascinate because they constitute such a paradox; they are an elite that accomplishes mediocrity for the public good

Scholars concede but cannot explain the amazing chemistry of Cub fans' loyalty. But their unique steadfastness through thin and thin has something to do with the team's Franciscan simplicity

Americans, endowed by their solicitous government with an ever-expanding array of entitlements, now have the whiny mentality that an entitlement culture breeds

Football features two of the worst aspects of American life, violence and committee meetings

You really don't want a president who is a football fan. Football combines the worst features of American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings

Football incorporates the two worst elements of American society: violence punctuated by committee meetings

The future has a way of arriving unannounced