I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not. He put us on a fundamentally different path because the country was ready for it.

Writing has been an important exercise to clarify what I believe, what I see, what I care about, what my deepest values are. The process of converting a jumble of thoughts into coherent sentences makes you ask tougher questions.

Iran has to live up to its international obligations. . . . The president has said that our patience is not unlimited.

You didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.

I attend Trinity United Church of Christ, and my pastor [was] Jeremiah Wright.

Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.

We should be more modest in our belief that we can impose democracy on a country through military force.