In the Mouth of Madness is my favourite Carpenter film, and Event Horizon is the best space movie, bar none.
"You didn't vote for us, but the majority did, so we'll take your money, and give some of it to those who did vote for us, under the guise of welfare, so that they'll vote for us again in the next elections."
Knowledge and Decisions is a great read, I'd recommend it to everyone.