America's political system has evolved over the last 50 years in ways that have enhanced the power of business lobbies.

There is the natural tendency that all of us are vulnerable to, to deny unpleasant realities and to look for any excuse to push them away and resolve to think about them another day long in the future.

The fate of mankind, as well as religion, depends on the emergence of a new faith in the future. Armed with such a faith, we might find it possible to resanctify the earth.

What changed in the United States with Hurricane Katrina was a feeling that we have entered a period of consequences.

A zebra does not change its spots.

I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest.

There's lots about politics I don't feel comfortable with. To talk about the politics of future ideas is impossible in soundbite form.