If inequalities of taxable wealth backing up a government service are construed as denying equality before the law, then there is no solution but to have every government service whatever financed out of Washington.

As is well known, 'McCarthyism' was an alleged focus of political evil in the 1950s: Accusations of Communist taint, without factual basis; bogus lists of supposed Communists who never existed; failure in the end to produce even one provable Communist or Soviet agent, despite his myriad charges of subversion.

It is fast becoming an article of political faith that financing America's public schools by way of the local property tax is a shame and a civic scandal.

When 'our people' get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being 'our people.'

There is no moral equivalency between those who would kill using children, innocent civilians, children and adults, in their homes and in their places of worship, to that of a government that is seeking those terrorists before they can engage in that awful activity.

Hikes in the debt ceiling - without any political demands from the opposition party - had been routine until President Obama took office.

People understand that they can spend their money better than the government can.

Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.