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"?

Is American citizenship of such little concern that we don't mind it being awarded as the result of a crime?

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...

If you buy something, that ought to mean you can do whatever you like with it - but big companies want to end that right.

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

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

Americans can show good judgment, and do have a conscience, and are willing to be reasonable - if the other side is being reasonable too.