Scientific discovery consists in the interpretation for our own convenience of a system of existence which has been made with no eye to our convenience at all. – Norbert Wiener, The Human Use of Human Beings, 1950
Theres a lot of peer pressure to not do positive stories out of Iraq… I think theres a sense that the administration got a pass during the hot days of war and now that the war is over its time to even out the deck somewhat. – Jerry Nachman
Look, the center right coalition in American politics today is best understood as a coalition of groups and individuals that on the issue that brings them to politics what they want from the government is to be left alone. – Grover Norquist