East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet... minds.

Don't watch what politicians say. Watch what the common people do.

The world's great and good have criticized the Sri Lankan army for killing civilians during their civil war, but how do you end a war without breaking eggs?

People choose as leaders the people who spout the most BS - regardless of whether it's true or not.

Environmental regulations tend to make the environment worse in other ways, at great expense.

England scraps freedom of speech for those who oppose Muslim violence.

A national health system is not the same as actual health care.

Universal health insurance will make it very hard to actually see a doctor anytime soon.

Government services for some people costing too much? Kill 'em - well, "encourage" them to die.

If there's anything that passes John Kerry's "global test", it's bumping off pirates.