I think we have to give religion its due. I think we have to respect those for whom religion is important, but equally respect those who can achieve good morality without religion.

I love discomfort. I mean, my whole life is discomfort. One reason I can never retire is that the idea of just sitting on the beach totally comfortable is not a desideratum in my life. I like ambiguity, I like conflict, I like uncertainly.

My goal is always to keep support for Israel a bi-partisan issue and never make a national election any kind of referendum on Israel.

The Second Amendment has no place in modern society.

It's a new phenomenon in America that states can now sue the national government and become a kind of check and balance on the excesses of the federal government.

There are many levels of truth.

Rights are not self-evident. They're not unalienable. They are subject to modification just like anything else.