For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert, but for every fact there is not necessarily an equal and opposite fact.

Capitalism is not an 'ism.' It is closer to being the opposite of an 'ism,' because it is simply the freedom of ordinary people to make whatever economic transactions they can mutually agree to.

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite.

Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism.