Somehow, we have reached the point where we view democracy and elections as ends in themselves. But they aren't.

Antiwar movies are all losing money by the truckload.

How can you take action in a rational way if you won't even take the time to understand the issue you're incensed about?

Virtually everyone who is anyone in American politics and media has roundly condemned any thought that Iran's President Ahmadinejad should be allowed to desecrate Ground Zero with his noisome presence. They are making a mistake.

This year's episode of Civility Strikes Back relates to the baggy-pants half-moon.

Why are we allowing an Islamic public school, teaching intifada, in New York City? Don't we already have enough terrorists?

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

Mr. Cho's victims' families shouldn't be suing Virginia Tech; all it would accomplish is to enrich greedly lawyers while doing nothing useful.

The trouble is, the system was designed to keep a record of who was where, when.

It is better not to have a rule at all, than to have one which is not taken seriously, because disregarding the rules grows habitual.