The realization that you can't predict the future -- and mold it -- could only come as a shock to an academic.

I don't think that voters should be fixated on public policy. In a healthy republic, they wouldn't have to worry every waking hour about what their government is doing.

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.

Throughout the Old Testament, God warns his chosen people about the perils of assimilation, shiksappeal and false gods.

For Philistines like me, the mysteries of Washington can be both perplexing and wondrous.

Anyone who's had a casual conversation with his neighbors or is cognizant of reality TV should already be petrified of democracy.