Are we going to just change the personalities in the speakership? Or are we going to fundamentally transform the way we do business here in Washington, D.C.? Dan Webster businesschangefundamentally Change image and share on social
Are we interested in treating the symptoms of poverty and economic stagnation through income redistribution and class warfare, or do we want to go at the root causes of poverty and economic stagnation by promoting pro-growth policies that promote prosperity? Paul Ryan classeconomicgrowth share on social
Are we like late Rome, infatuated with past glories, ruled by a complacent, greedy elite, and hopelessly powerless to respond to changing conditions? Camille Paglia changecomplacentcondition Change image and share on social
Are we not all desperate one way or another? Taylor Caldwell desperate Change image and share on social
Are we prepared to tolerate a world in which countries which care about morality lay down their nuclear weapons, leaving others to threaten the rest of the world or hold it to ransom? Des Browne carecountryhold Change image and share on social
Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century. Kate Williams 19thcenturyhold Change image and share on social
Are we simply waving farewell to the days when some of the most interesting thinking in Europe and America came to us from our fiction film-makers? BBC2, which once introduced and showed great films, now shows none. David Hare americabbc2day share on social
Are we still a country that takes risks, that innovates, that believes anything is possible? Or are we a country that is resigned to whatever liberty the government decides to dish out? Mitch McConnell believecountrydecide Change image and share on social
Are we the first hominids? I really, really, really doubt it. Ridley Scott doubthominid Change image and share on social