Academic Marxists were never going to be convinced that anything that happened in the real world could invalidate their belief system. Utopians of the Right, libertarians are just as convinced that their ideas have yet to be tried and that… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
To describe Peter Thiel as simply a libertarian wildly understates the case. His belief system is based on unapologetic selfishness and economic Darwinism. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
As far apart as they are theologically, Mormons and evangelical Christians may have more in common with each other anthropologically than they do with… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Political analysts tend to overinterpret the results of isolated elections. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Seeing the rich and famous screw up makes us feel superior, or at least not quite so inferior. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Trade, tourism, cultural exchange, and participation in international institutions all serve to erode the legitimacy of repressive regimes. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
The cradle-to-grave welfare state diminishes individual initiative and can breed a pervasive sclerosis. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
America's sanctions policy is largely consistent and, in a certain sense, admirable. By applying economic restraints, we label the most oppressive and dangerous governments… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
You may or may not agree with Obama's policy prescriptions, but they are, by and large, serious attempts to deal with the biggest issues… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
The invasion of Iraq was, in ways that have since become hard to dispute, a terrible mistake. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
In practice, conservatives are no less inclined than liberals to adopt superior stances or to tell people how to live their lives. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
The leader who loves books that tell him he is great and right may be worse than the leader who does not love books… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Without medical records that he hasn't released, we can't know whether Gingrich may have inherited his mother's manic depression. Nevertheless, one observes in the… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Members of the middle class do not have to worry about falling off $250,000 sailboats because they don't have $250,000 sailboats to fall off of. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
In authoritarian societies, cultural institutions tend to become ideological proxies - think of the National Ballet in Cuba or the East German gymnastics team. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Northeastern conservatism is moderate, accepts the modern welfare state, and dislikes mixing religion with politics. Western conservatism is hawkish, hates government, and embraces individual… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
The most important newspapers in this country need to exist. Our democracy needs them. Life as we know it would be unthinkable without them. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
