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The second assertion was that the pre-colonial political economy conformed to the model of what was called Oriental Despotism.

I have a crusade against fondant, also shortening. There's no reason why wedding cakes can't taste good if you know what you're doing.

Hamilton, the human word machine

If Jefferson provided the essential poetry of American political discourse, Hamilton established the prose of American statecraft.

The objective of false prophets and teachers of whatever stripe is...the influence and control of the minds of men.

Don't underestimate questions from the crowd technology has made voters more informed than ever.

Although we were never pals and occasionally butted heads, my relationship with Clinton and his wife, Hillary, made me a better journalist.

We're living in an era of unprecedented change, and I want to be a part of documenting it.

Are there girls in this movie?' 'Sure. There are always girls in movies. There aren't any movies without girls.

You can probably also call it poetic justice, even though it doesn't rhyme.

It wasn't the movies that caused the metamorphosis. It was just the simple act of caring.

These pages capture a turning point in the entertainment industry, as told through the personal lens of one family.

Hello Love... this is Ron Lundy from the Greatest City in the World!

There's too much history to tell, really, about all of us and how we'd do things like hike and how she loved that I ran so much.

I'm writing a book on Procrastination. I hope to start it tomorrow. I've been thinking about it for almost six years now.

There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of liberty. Government should be very restrained.

Intellectually and compassionately explaining the reason freedom works is required for credibility.

Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it's realized that our liberties and wealth are in jeopardy.

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read. —Sir Winston Churchill Statesman 1874–1965

He understood shock value: he frequently promised to demonstrate what he meant by "cannibalism" by eating a baby onstage, if someone would hand him one. No one ever did.

The importance of eschatology is found in the fact that about 25 percent of divine revelation was prophetic when originally written. In other words, one out of four verses in the Bible are prophetic in nature.

The wise interpreter allows his knowledge of genres to control how he approaches each biblical passage. In this way, he can accurately determine what the biblical author was intending to communicate to the reader.

Collectively we read Andrea Elliott's story, "The Journey to a Culture of Thinking.

Writing that is only about a time is not literature, it is history.