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" For Philistines like me, the mysteries of Washington can be both perplexing and wondrous. "

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" A boatload of government money is indeed a gift. Unless, I suppose, you're one of the saps paying for the cargo. "

" It would probably strike the average politician as absurd to argue that the best way to fix the economy is to stop trying to 'fix it.' "

" If had to label myself, I guess classical liberal would be best. "

" Now, I do not, on any level, possess the expertise to argue about the science of anthropological global warming. Nor do you, most likely. This certainly doesn't mean an average citizen has the duty to do the lock step. "

" Broaden the tax base, close loopholes and flatten the tax rates - all of which would bring more revenue stability and certitude to projections as well as make filing a comparable breeze. "

" Common Core, the initiative that claims to more accurately measure K-12 student knowledge in English and math, also encourages children to step up their 'critical thinking.' "

" You don't have to get things done all the time to be productive. "

" Health care in America, despite all you hear, still offers us citizens one of the most efficient and highest quality systems in the world. But it's expensive, and it's only getting worse. "

" Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe. "

" Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism. "

" If the wealthy get wealthier, no one has to become one penny poorer. "

" Anyone who's had a casual conversation with his neighbors or is cognizant of reality TV should already be petrified of democracy. "

" Political correctness is one of the engines of nannyism. Allowing and even encouraging 'offensive' ideas is vital for the intellectually health of a free society. "

" When I was younger, I was drawn to Ayn Rand books and other works of fiction celebrating individualism. "

" If progressives were interested in mitigating inequality, they would support the dynamism of free markets to allow the merit of ideas, products and services to win the day rather than stifle companies and pick winners in the name of imagined 'progress.' "

" We have little choice but to place a certain level of trust in scientists - even when it comes to the model-driven speculative discipline of climate change. And, need it be said, most scientists take great care in being honest, principled and precise. "

" Times change. Every generation has a new set of problems. Human nature is unmoved. "

" A true fascist is anyone who wants to take away my air conditioning or force me to ride a bike. "

" As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family. "

" Aside from the occasional genocide, oppression, evil and torture, etc., it is inarguable that public policy could be implemented more rapidly in an autocracy. "

" A religion without rules or God isn't sustainable. "

" Simplification of the tax code would not only unlock dormant economic potential, but, in the process, it would blunt the preferred weapon of social engineers, who reward favored industries, punish success and distort economic incentives. "

" The crusade to convince us that global warming can only be dealt with by wealth destruction and higher energy prices began with an effort to 'raise awareness,' which turned into some delicate nanny-state prodding before efforts to artificially inflate prices. "

" A cultural shift is not always an ideological one - or at least not always the one you imagine. Our norms are always evolving. "

" My parents both defected from communist Hungary and were what most people would today call libertarian. I grew up with a general distaste for taxation and any policy that intruded on our lives. "

" In summation, like your beloved pet rock, Twitter is useful only in your imagination. "

" Let's be honest: nothing spoils 'The Walking Dead' quite like watching 'The Walking Dead.' "

" Are you sick and tired of these moralizing moralizers imposing their morality on the rest of us? I know I am. "

" It is easy to fall into the trap of believing that democracy will improve the function of policy. "