The real boneheads are the libertarians.

Hey, nothing grows to the sky. There will be a successor movement. Right now it's nascent.

Immigration enthusiasts are so hysterical.

There's no particular relationship between spending and educational results. Most education spending is actually on salaries, and that's allocated according to political muscle.

A nation is an organic thing.

I think the Republicans are subverted by the fact that so many of their leaders send their kids to private schools, they don’t really have the stomach for the fight.

I suppose the White House thinks it’s doing what Big Business wants, but it will lead to vastly increased taxes, because all these guest workers are to be allowed to bring their children.

I regard many of the neoconservatives as personal friends, but that’s not stopped them from behaving with extraordinary viciousness towards those of us who raised the immigration issue.

Why can’t teachers end up owning schools, the way waiters can open their own restaurants?

I’ve been a financial journalist for 30 years.