The important things are not worth knowing because they are useful. They are worth knowing because they are true.

There is no escaping this fight. It is civilization or Jihadism. We can and should debate tactics; but the sides are clear enough.

When I was about eight, I asked my mother if it was true that God knows everything about you. When she answered yes, I said, "Then there's no hope for me, Mum."

Here’s why I find it impossible to be a Republican: any crowd that instantly cheers the execution of 234 individuals is a crowd I want to flee, not join.

Homophobia whether internalized or externalized is really fear; it's not hatred, it's fear. It's fear of the truth about ourselves.

There is something about hearing your president affirm your humanity that you don't know what effect it has until you hear it.

When you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses.