War is just one more big government program.
Joseph Sobran
Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government... →
I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement you cannot acknowledge... →
Steven Soderbergh
Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one at any point has declared... →
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That is why no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones.
The moment a large investor doesn't believe a government will pay back its debt when it says it will, a crisis of confidence could develop.... →
Andrew Ross Sorkin
No one suggested Lehman deserved to be saved. But the argument has been made that the crisis might have been less severe if it had been saved... →
The failure of Lehman may have allowed the government to do more to prop up the economy than it otherwise could.
I don't want to put words in Geithner's mouth, but I think he is generally against the revolving door of government officials taking jobs... →
Increasingly, the Chinese will own a lot more of the world because they will be converting their dollar reserves and U.S. government bonds into real... →
George Soros