It Is Ironic To Watch The Churches,

Nostalgia Is One Of The Legitimate And Certainly One Of The Most Enduring Of Human Emotions; But The Politics Of Nostalgia Is At Best Distracting, At Worst Pernicious.

...only Liberal Organizations Are Clearly Designated [in The Press] As "nonpatisan, Nonprofit." Non-liberal Research Organizations Are Always Identified As "right-wing" Or "conservative."

In Comparison To The French Revolution, The American Revolution Has Come To Seem A Parochial And Rather Dull Event. This, Despitethe Fact That The American Revolution Was Successful--realizing The Purposes Of The Revolutionaries And Establishing A Durable Political Regime--while The French Revolution Was A Resounding Failure, Devouring Its Own Children And Leading To An Imperial Despotism, Followed By An Eventual Restoration Of The Monarchy.

...what Is At Stake Is Civilization And Humanity, Nothing Less. The Idea That Everything Is Permitted, As Nietzsche Put It, Rests On The Premise Of Nihilism And Has Nihilistic Implications. I Will Not Pretend That The Case Against Nihilism And For Civilization Is An Easy One To Make. We Are Here Confronting The Most Fundamental Of Philosophical Questions, On The Deepest Levels. In Short, The Matter Of Pornography And Obscenity Is Not A Trivial One, And Only Superficial Minds Can Take A Bland And Untroubled View Of It.

Anyone Who Knows Anything About Journalism Knows That Reporters Are Rarely In A Position To Investigate Anything. They Lack The Authority To Subpoena Witnesses, To Cross-examine, To Scrutinize Official Records. They Are Lucky To Get Their Phone Calls Returned.