The only time Republicans will shake fists and point fingers is over a war delayed, one that isn't led by the US, or a war waged without the necessary conviction (read collateral damage).

Libya is a war of the womb. A product of the romantic minds of women who fantasize about an Arab awakening. It is estrogen-driven paternalism on steroids.

Like environmentalists, politicians generally privilege flora and fauna over folks.

Government jobs are not an addition to the country's payroll; they are an increase in the nation's payload.

The proposition that economist Ludwig von Mises was a feminist is an apodictic impossibility.

Members of the media-monetary-military-congressional complex are immoral and have an allergy to the truth.

For too long, the U.S. has been operating upon the premise that American men and matériel should be capable of reaching and controlling all corners of the world. This was a bully’s universe.

Islamic terrorism is the handiwork of people who've heeded, not hijacked, Islam. Or so says [Wafa] Sultan.

[G]lobal warming, that manufactured monomania.

Hollywood no longer offers entertainment. Instead, activism has replaced acting, and sermons have supplanted stories. Instead of a good yarn, you get a yawn.

Whether it is committed by a group operating within or without the law, terrorism is still terrorism.

Every day is precious as none of us knows when or where our journey will end.

Transformation, on the other hand, is creating beauty from horror or destruction (or, for beginners, an actually pleasant evening with the usual family problems).

Indecision and fear can cripple any chances of succeeding and lead to maelstroms of regret that fuel our most fantastic nightmares.

But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.

Praise becomes compulsory when we experience true intimacy [with God].

I would, however, start writing fiction about 10 years before I actually did, because it's such great fun to do, many times more creative than nonfiction.

The reality of it is I think the GOP - Republicans and certainly conservatives - will partner with the Tea Party movement around this country.

So always look for the silver lining And try to find the sunny side of life.

So if we could not have love, my husband and I, then at least I could have alchemy.

Most things in music go full circle eventually.