In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.

There is an irony that the most active anti-gay groups are Al-Qaeda and the American Right wing.

I smoke a cigar or two a day. I did have a brownie once. It made me sleepy.

Legislators have a formal set of responsibilities to work together, but there's no hierarchy.

We all have the right to call each other names. Rudeness is a deeply held constitutional value.

Regarding homophobia in general, the good news is that there is a lot less of it than there used to be. The bad news is that it ever existed in the first place, and the worse news is that it remains far stronger than is healthy for a society dedicated in theory to equality under the law.

I believe it is a good thing to get rid of Gaddafi. But does America have to do everything?