Economist Quotes by John Fund

One thing members of Congress need to realize is how much their reliance on staffers is hurting the institution and helping make it unaccountable.

— John Fund

The Civil War was about a lot of things, but the core of it was slavery. That was the original sin.

— John Fund

Remember, the Islamist view of democracy is: one man, one vote, one election, and that's it.

— John Fund

I think Democrats often hold the unconstrained vision, and Republicans focus more on the Rule of Law.

— John Fund

Tom Coburn never forgot that members of Congress are spending the hard-earned money of the people back home. Even a lot of conservatives end…

— John Fund

That the decision is taken away from the voters, and as in 2000 turned over to the lawyers and the courts.

— John Fund

As government grows, its increased power to grant favors or inflict pain attracts more people who would abuse the system.

— John Fund

“As Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute says, what these cases have in common is a view by the Justice Department that “federal power…

— John Fund

I believe careers should be judged independently unless there's a clear conflict of interest in a specific case.

— John Fund

One Blue Dog Democratic House Member reminded me earlier this month of the saying that 'insanity is doing the same thing over and over…

— John Fund

“Another black employee who has worked for the Justice Department for decades said to me that “there is no justice left in Justice under…

— John Fund

I think the only way we retain credibility with the Arab world is to say, 'When push came to shove, despite the mistakes we…

— John Fund