I've spent much of today pondering what distinguishes Robert E. Lee from Benedict Arnold. I can't think of what, but dozens of parallels.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich