Ted Cruz told the New York Times that he identified with Star Trek's Captain Kirk more than Captain Picard because he felt that Kirk was more of a conservative and Picard more of a liberal. Kirk is working class; Picard is an aristocrat. Kirk is a passionate fighter for justice; Picard is a cerebral philosopher. The original ‘‘Star Trek’’ pressed for racial equality, which was one of its best characteristics, but it did so without sermonizing. He's right. Kirk: o Stole cloaking device technology from the Romulans (The Enterprise Incident) o Destroyed a Romulan attacking ship to show the Romulans that the Federation wasn't weak (Balance of Terror) o Destroyed a communist-inspired computer that controlled everyone's behavior  (Return of the Archons) o Allowed his naive liberal girlfriend to die so she could not persuade America to disarm (City on the Edge of Forever) o Fought tribal Arab-like extremists with killer...(Read Full Post)