I think extremists within the base may very well move the Democratic party away from its pro-Israel position.

Nobody wants justice.

Individuals have the right to pick and choose which expressions to condemn, which to praise and which to say nothing about. Governments, however, must remain neutral as to the content of expression. And governments must protect the rights of all to express even the most despicable of views.

Israel and the Palestinians must resolve their own differences. The United States can play an important role as facilitator and guarantor.

Doing something because God has said to do it does not make a person moral: it merely tells us that person is a prudential believer, akin to the person who obeys the command of an all-powerful secular king.

Laws are important precisely because in a democracy they reflect the attitudes and aspirations of those they govern.

I think there would be less torture with a warrant requirement than without one.