The map isn't always the territory, and you have to kind of walk through it to get a feel for it.

[White House is] the finest prison in the world.

African American boys oftentimes fall behind in school early, start feeling discouraged, check out, drop out, end up on the streets and then get into trouble.

Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is OK and that eating shellfish is an abomination? Or we could go with Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith?

Time is running out for Iran to address the international community's growing concerns about its nuclear program.

As an elected official who comes from the African-American community, there are some similarities. You are always trying to reconcile your own personal biography and affiliations with the demands of the broader democracy. And you need to make sure you are representing everybody.

Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.