Paternalism is the method of government activism most amenable to an impoverished public sector. — Jacob Weisberg Government Copy Share Image
Because conscription appeals to essentially no one, the United States has lived with the All-Volunteer Force since the end of the Vietnam… — Jacob Weisberg Conscription Copy Share Image
The cradle-to-grave welfare state diminishes individual initiative and can breed a pervasive sclerosis. — 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… — Jacob Weisberg Class Copy Share Image
Only when legislators judge that the risk of continuing to support Trump outweighs the risk of abandoning him will they begin to… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Artists like to talk about what they do with people who've read their books, or seen their films. — Jacob Weisberg Art Copy Share Image
The first conversation I ever had about the Internet was in 1993 with Robert Wright, who was then a colleague at the… — 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 Cultural exchange Copy Share Image
Essential to the self-image of conservatives is the notion that they are enemies of an established orthodoxy, insurgents against the dogmatic political… — Jacob Weisberg Conservatives Copy Share Image
To describe the world Michael Jackson has created around himself as a childhood fantasy isn't quite accurate. Thanks to wealth and celebrity,… — Jacob Weisberg Celebrity Copy Share Image
I don't think Kanye West can support his view that George W. Bush just doesn't care about black people. But it's a… — Jacob Weisberg Black people Copy Share Image
Abandoning traditions of responsibility and civility won the GOP control of both houses of Congress in 1994. Rejecting any compromise brought Republicans… — Jacob Weisberg Compromise Copy Share Image
Founded in rebellion against colonial tyranny, our country is naturally suspicious of government intrusion, interference, and snooping. European systems, by comparison, grow… — Jacob Weisberg Country Copy Share Image
Middle-class Americans really don't want to hear about sacrifices or trade-offs - except as flattering descriptions about how ready we, as a… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Many reporters have gone to Tea Party rallies looking for expressions of bigotry. What they have tended to find instead is a… — Jacob Weisberg Bigotry Copy Share Image
We're quick to describe politicians whose views we find extreme or whose behavior seems odd as 'crazy,' and perhaps anyone who runs… — Jacob Weisberg Behavior Copy Share Image
Objecting to someone because of his religious beliefs is not the same thing as prejudice based on religious heritage, race, or gender. — Jacob Weisberg Faith Copy Share Image
The book has had a good run. For 550 years, it was the most practical way to deliver writing to multiple readers. — Jacob Weisberg Book Copy Share Image
If you want to go around saying that giving women the vote wrecked the country and still be taken seriously, it helps… — Jacob Weisberg Country Copy Share Image
If the creators of cartoons are intentionally or unintentionally giving children the idea that gay people are part of the big, happy… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Conservative journalists don't just have the inside track on Republican strategy - they help devise it. — Jacob Weisberg Conservative 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… — Jacob Weisberg Country 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
The best thing you can say about libertarians is that because their views derive from abstract theory, they tend to be highly… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Obama is the rare Democrat who talks easily about faith and values and who does so without upsetting those offended by the… — Jacob Weisberg Democrat Copy Share Image
I hope my children will grow up to love literature, but I expect they will absorb it as readily via a screen… — Jacob Weisberg Books Copy Share Image
I think 'Slate''s editorial staff understands the intersection of journalism and technology better than any other. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
For the grifter, ripping people off is seldom the point. The grifter is an artiste who invests in the long con. — Jacob Weisberg Art Copy Share Image
All kinds of gambling, from bingo to baccarat, are benign entertainment for most people, dangerously addictive to a few, and capable of… — Jacob Weisberg Entertainment Copy Share Image
Within half an hour of posting a piece on 'Slate,' I get a direct, often hostile and personal, response from readers. — Jacob Weisberg Books Copy Share Image
Republicans with any moral sense are desperate for a supportable alternative to Donald Trump. — Jacob Weisberg Democracy Copy Share Image
Both Left and Right take pleasure in mildly persecuting those who fail to meet their civic ideals. — Jacob Weisberg Civic Copy Share Image
Thanks to Twitter, I learn about the revolutions in the Middle East via Arab activists and writers, not just from American foreign… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Like other forms of gambling, wagering on the Internet isn't illegal because it's bad. It's bad because we've chosen to make it… — 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 Conservatives Copy Share Image
Members of Congress are less beasts of accumulating burden than computational machines designed to win re-election. Their sense of their own political… — Jacob Weisberg Burden 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… — Jacob Weisberg Belief Copy Share Image
In George W. Bush's case, the public paid far too little attention to the role of religion in his thinking. Many voters… — Jacob Weisberg Faith Copy Share Image
Being editor of 'Slate' is the best job I've ever had because of the freedom and support given to me by Don… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
People who live in hermit states like North Korea, Burma, and Cuba already suffer from global isolation. Fed on a diet of… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
