“It is in middles that extremes clash, where ambiguity restlessly rules.” — John Updike In the full range and breadth of society, there are many claimants to power. None have proved enduring. The church, the nobility, and all the rest have had their time in the sun and it has faded away. Today’s power nodules […]

“If Mitt Romney is vanilla, Chris Christie is three hefty scoops of Rocky Road topped with whipped cream, Red Bull, and gravel.” — Ron Fournier Not so long ago, there were peasants, and there were knights. The knights were the minor nobility who, in exchange for their land and their peasants, served the king militarily […]

“The main thing for me is I really like strong endings. If there’s a strong ending, you can take more time in the beginning, your first act can be really quite different.” — Tony Gilroy “I can’t really change my life to accommodate people who are jealous. I don’t see why I should.” — Sting […]

“America is beyond power; it acts as in a dream, as a face of God. Wherever America is, there is freedom, and wherever America is not, madness rules with chains, darkness strangles millions. Beneath her patient bombers, paradise is possible.” — John Updike I was having an argument with a friend of mine about America’s […]