The delusional is no longer marginal.

What's right and good doesn't come naturally. You have to stand up and fight for it - as if the cause depends on you, because it does.

The most encouraging sign is that 71 percent of the public believe the system is profoundly corrupted by the power of money. Ninety-six percent of the people believe it's "important" that we reduce the influence of money. Yet 91 percent think it's "not likely" that its influence will be lessened. Think about that: People know what's right to do yet don't think it can or will be done.

For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington.

Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.

I believe democracy requires a 'sacred contract' between journalists and those who put their trust in us to tell them what we can about how the world really works.

If the watchdog doesn't bark, how do you know there's a burglar in the basement? And the press is supposed to be a watchdog.