The Status Quo Is Working.

We've Come Full Circle But The Best Remains The Heart Of The City, The Greatest Center Of The Greatest City, Our Acropolis, Where Our Christmas Tree Is Lighted.

What Is Not Discussed, Will Not Be Advanced.

The Soviet Union Came Apart Along Ethnic Lines. The Most Important Factor In This Breakup Was The Disinclination Of Slavic Ukraine To Continue Under A Regime Dominated By Slavic Russia. Yugoslavia Came Apart Also, Beginning With A Brutal Clash Between Serbia And Croatia, Here Again 'nations' With Only The Smallest Differences In Genealogy; With, Indeed, Practically A Common Language. Ethnic Conflict Does Not Require Great Differences; Small Will Do.

The Liberal Left Can Be As Rigid And Destructive As Any Force In American Life.

The Single Most Exciting Thing You Encounter In Government Is Competence, Because It's So Rare.