The physical devastation caused by Katrina has painfully revealed the moral devastation of our times.

A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.

Joint ventures and other collaborative arrangements may be helpful in rebuilding after the devastation caused by the hurricanes, and the Antitrust Division (of the Justice Department) is committed to helping to foster the recovery efforts,

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a free society.

All the political angst and moral melodrama about getting 'the rich' to pay 'their fair share' is part of a big charade. This is not about economics, it is about politics.