Beauty is an expression of that rapture of being alive.

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 you think there is freedom of the press in the United States, I tell you there is no freedom of the press... They come out with the cheap shot. The press should be ashamed of itself. They should come to both sides of the issue and hear both sides and let the American people make up their minds

Plutocracy too long tolerated leaves democracy on the auction block, subject to the highest bidder.

Barack Obama seemed to think he could win over his enemies. He certainly seemed to believe too much in his own powers of persuasion. One thing's for sure - he misunderstood the nature of his adversaries.

Watching the debate this afternoon it was apparent they loved term limits in the House - as Brutus loved Caesar.

Our very lives depend on the ethics of strangers, and most of us are always strangers to other people.