You just heard a Ronald Reagan speech from a president of France. It was an almost out-of-body experience for all of us. — Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after French President […]
Democracy: the cleverest tool for oppression in the history of the world
Thomas Jefferson’s legacy is much admired in the US and beyond, and for good reason. Without his contributions it’s hard to imagine how the American system of “democracy” would have evolved. I’ve […]
Former President George W. Bush: What will he do next?
At noon on January 20, 2009, George W. Bush will become a former president of the United States. Assuming they live, he will join former presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and his […]
Quotabull
Today, a megayacht is indispensable. It’s not like 15 years ago, when a yacht was a luxury item. — Olivier Milliex, head of yacht finance at the Dutch bank ING, on the […]