Words Seldom Seen: Interregnum
Interregnum Noun: The period between governments. Originally the period between kings (regnum is Latin for...
Responsibility
"The presidency isn’t a prize; it's a responsibility." Prickly Pear Cacti in bloom in the Phoenix...
Intervention
"The only thing more unsavory than U.S. intervention, it turns out, is U.S. nonintervention." Max Boot in The...
Paranoia
"Military planners are paid to be paranoid." Max Boot in The Savage Wars of...
Public Opinion
"Public opinion often fastens itself to trivial objects." Margaret Macmillan in Paris 1919 A great photo of...
Words Seldom Seen: Tawdry
Tawdry Adjective: Showy but upon closer examination cheap. When applied to people it means indecent or in poor...
Pigs 2
You can’t stop politicians and their statist allies from acting like pigs at a trough. But in a democracy at...
Please Vote
“Voting is being part of something big while doing something small. It is very...
A Word for the Worried
Subscribe to The Rational Optimist Newsletter. Be reminded that technology is as important as politics in your...
Why Government
"The government’s role in society should be to educate the public and warn us about dangers not outlaw them. We...
