In these dreadful times when American justice is poisoned by politics, justice will not be done, and Alec Baldwin will walk. But let’s not give up hope yet.
Americans must start thinking about replacing our national government with a new form of government that can control itself, and if it cannot control itself, then at least be less dangerous.
We need to restore prudence as an intellectual virtue again in order to revive a deeper appreciation for human well-being. Common sense is due for a comeback.
We have seen unquestioning obedience to authority. People who obey irrational orders and despise those who do not are precisely the type of people who didn't hide Jews.
The apple of gold must be restored to its proper place, relative to the picture of silver. Without this restoration, our crisis of constitutionalism and all its attendant woes will continue.
For writers at Salon “liberal” signifies whatever they and their circle of groupies would like it to mean and has little attachment to historical reality.