David Harsanyi

Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism. ”

A boatload of government money is indeed a gift. Unless, I suppose, you're one of the saps paying for the cargo. ”

Let's be honest: nothing spoils 'The Walking Dead' quite like watching 'The Walking Dead.' ”

Are you sick and tired of these moralizing moralizers imposing their morality on the rest of us? I know I am. ”

The Founding Fathers worried that 'some common impulse of passion' might lead many to subvert the rights of the few. It's a rational fear, one that is played out endlessly. ”

My parents both defected from communist Hungary and were what most people would today call libertarian. I grew up with a general distaste for taxation and any policy that intruded on our lives. ”

As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family. ”

Living most of my life in New York, I witnessed plenty of nanny state laws. Later, I lived in D.C. for a bit and saw even more. I assumed when I got to Colorado, the Wild West, there would be a rejection of such intrusive legislation. I was wrong. ”

You'll notice that for many progressives, taking from the rich is not simply a necessity of budgeting but a moral imperative and a tool to institute fairness that capitalism supposedly hasn't. ”

I believe that the war on drugs is a tragically misplaced use of resources - an immoral venture that produces far more suffering than it alleviates. ”