"You need not suspect the motives of those responsible for NSA surveillance to detest what they are doing. In fact, we may have more to fear from spies acting out of patriotic zeal than those acting out of power lust or economic interest: Zealots are more likely to eschew restraints that might compromise their righteous cause." (06/18/13)

"The pattern is the same in every industry, from farming, to manufacturing, to every aspect of transportation, to the health insurance scam, to anything else you can name. In one common version, already vested interests go to the State demanding regulation and protection from 'destabilizing' forces which, they claim, threaten the nation's well-being (by which, they mean competitors who threaten their profits). The State enthusiastically complies, the cooperative lawmakers enjoying rewards of many kinds and varieties. Then they'll have to enforce all those nifty regulations and controls. The State will do some of it but, heck, it's complicated and time-consuming, ya know? Besides, some of the State's good friends in 'private' business can make a killing doing some of the enforcing. Give it to them!" (06/18/13)

"This was a big phrase in the 1960s, as young people turned away from the corporate conformity of the 1950s and decided that they wanted more out of life than being an adequately-fed cog in a big machine. Let’s be honest and admit that the modern corporate script involves selling your own wishes and dreams for paychecks. I know that a lot of us have played along with it because of necessity, but this is not a way of life to cling to, it’s a way of life to escape." (06/18/13)

"As the federal government relentlessly attacks the Constitution, the only way that liberty can win in the long run is if people refuse to give in. Here at the TAC, we’re not giving in; we’re ramping up the pressure. We believe that nullification -- any act or set of actions that render a 'law' null and void, or just unenforceable in a particular area -- is the path to victory." (06/18/13)

"The New York Times op-ed page has a piece by retired General Wesley Clark headlined: 'To Get a Truce, Be Ready to Escalate.' The Times summarizes Clark’s wisdom: 'The threat of force might get talks over Syria moving, as it did in Kosovo.' ... It is stunning that anyone showcase Clark as a wise man -- considering the fiasco that he unleashed in the Balkans." (06/19/13)