Mr. Washington said, "Government is like fire - an uncertain servant and a fearful master," but he missed the essence. At its core, governance boils down to two questions: "Who says?" and "Who pays?"

If we can't decide between the bird lovers and the cat lovers without a jury trial, how are we going to decide what to do about "honor killing," "female circumcision," and other facets of "diversity"?

We need an inheritance tax to periodically level the playing field so that new businesses can continue to grow our economy.

Every June, schools send the social security numbers of all their graduates to the IRS. Every May, after tax season, the IRS adds up all the taxes paid by all the graduates of each school and tells everybody the average amount paid...

Everybody ignores the only health care question that matters - how do we limit demand for it?

"It is the duty of every officer of His Majesty's Navy, to discharge powder and shot in the general direction of the enemy."

If Mr. Bush really wants a new immigration law, there's a simple way for him to get one.