“To pine for the days before public education became a practical realit...” — Timothy Noah Quote

To pine for the days before public education became a practical reality is to pine for an America held back by mass ignorance and mass illiteracy.

In removing the friction involved in paying bills, electronic billing has substantially increased the friction involved in not paying them.

The House of Representatives eliminated the filibuster way back in the 19th century, and somehow it managed to survive.

Whenever the very rich hold views at odds with those of the entire population, the federal government tends to do the rich's bidding.

I recognize that Republicans see a moral difference between a dollar taken away from a millionaire in government benefits and a dollar taken away from a millionaire in taxes.

I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City.

The fact is that the Vietnamese held Americans after 1973.

Art isn't held with the same high regard as it is after success. In any country, in any language, you're a loser if you're making music until you prove otherwise.

You might think that shifting your thoughts is as easy as setting your mind to it. But stressful thoughts aren't held in place through choice or will power. They're held in place through perceived truth value.

Mum used to say that when I went out of the house, I represented her. I took that seriously. So I didn't get involved with a lot of things. I held myself in a particular way.