Where a generation ago people felt entitled to a chance at education, they now feel entitled to the credential affirming that they have completed a c… - William A. Henry III

It is a commonplace observation that liberals believe in the perfectibility of man while conservatives believe in the endurance of original sin. Superficially, that would suggest that conservatives take a more understanding and indulgent view of individual lapses, while liberals take a more harshly judgmental one. In fact, we know, quite the opposite is the case.

In my mind, partial failure is always better than delusory success.

The dominant mood of contemporary American culture is the self-celebration of the peasantry.