Patrick Moynihan
Patrick Moynihan
winning important stories
What the press never does say is who the leaker is and why he wants the story leaked. Yet, more often than not, this is the more important story: What policy wins if the one being disclosed loses?
mean evil politics
One ideological claim is that private property is theft, that the natural product of the existence of property is evil, and that private ownership therefore should not exist... What those who feel this way don't realize is that property is a notion that has to do with control - that property is a system for the disposal of power. The absence of property almost always means the concentration of power in the state.
people complicated enough
Things become complicated if there are enough people to complexify them.
thinking government would-be
Irresponsibility breeds irresponsibility. The finances of government are so central. You'd think that would be pretty obvious.
people veils return
People who pierce the veil of money rarely return with their faculties altogether intact.
debtors world distinction
The world's largest debtor is a distinction of sorts, but not the one we like having...
government years eight
A responsible government does not triple the national debt in eight years.
event positive season side welcome
We very much welcome on our side this proposal, ... This was a positive event and a welcome event in a season when there aren't many.