Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society.

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.

There's nothing automatic about political change, about liberation.

Star Trek's genial premise is that the cosmos is flush with intelligent species, and our descendants will interact with them face-to-face, thanks to warp drive and some winsome space cadets.

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.