The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is also true that the bigger the corporation, the more callous its heart. But unlike the state, corporations have competition and have no police powers.

Many of the corporations that are extracting these mineral resources in Zimbabwe have been doing so independently, without any shares owned by the government or indigenous individuals. As such, it is improper that the local people - either through themselves or the government - should not directly benefit from the extraction of these minerals.

How a society channels male aggression is one of the greatest questions as to whether that society will survive. That's why I am not against violence in the media, I am against the glorification of immoral violence.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

There is something about liberalism that is not nearly as true about conservatism. The further left one goes, the more one finds that the ideology provides moral cover for a life that is not moral. While many people left of center lead fine personal lives, many do not.

You cannot be happy if your primary identity is that of a victim, even if you really are one.