Funny that you should ask. I've been feeling a bit more alert today than I was yesterday, courtesy of a certain country's 61st birthday, namely Israel. You see, I've been pondering a comprehensive argument for liberty, optimism, innovation, and curiosity, and I've already shared some of its components with the Pearlshippers in the past several days. Of course, I've also incorporated some of my key political observations into this argument of mine, in the form of certain threads in the Debate area. Feel free to check them out if you wish, or more specifically, a thread called "Modern Israel, 61 Years Later".