Robert J. Samuelson

People prefer to be with people like themselves. For all the celebration of 'diversity,' it's sameness that dominates. Most people favor friendship…

— Robert J. Samuelson

At every stage since World War II, people have assumed that what's happening today will happen forever. Universally, that's been wrong. I…

— Robert J. Samuelson

If President Clinton has his way, we will have a false debate in the 1996 election campaign. It will not engage real…

— Robert J. Samuelson

One intriguing subplot of the economic crisis is the failure of most economists to predict it. Here we have the most spectacular…

— Robert J. Samuelson

When you become 70, you can't deny that you're on the downhill. But I keep doing what I've been doing. If I…

— Robert J. Samuelson

I believe we should build a wall - it might or might not slow immigration but it's worth a try and certainly…

— Robert J. Samuelson

In politics, there's a fine line between too much conviction and too little.

— Robert J. Samuelson

Probably the only people left who think that economics deserves a Nobel Prize are economists. It confirms their conceit that they're doing…

— Robert J. Samuelson

We have arrived at socialized medicine in America. I do not report this as either a good or bad event but simply…

— Robert J. Samuelson

The tendency for politicians to claim credit for favorable news is as natural as flatulence in cows.

— Robert J. Samuelson

We should balance the budget. If government programs are important enough, we need to pay for them with taxes or make cuts…

— Robert J. Samuelson