It’s not the advertising - it’s the dog food. Every time anybody has a look at it or has a lick of it, they don’t like it.

History has blessed us with all the freedom and advantages of multiculturalism. But it has also blessed us, because of the accident of our origins, with the linguistic unity that brings a critically needed cohesion to a nation as diverse, multiracial and multiethnic as America. Why gratuitously throw away that priceless asset? How mindless to call the desire to retain it 'racist.

In the course of his presidency, Obama has gone from an almost magical charismatic figure to an ordinary politician. Ordinary. Average.

I envy people who write easily. I enjoy the process, but it's not easeful for me.

I think if you're going to master policy, especially world affairs, you've got to know history.

In explaining any puzzling Washington phenomenon, always choose stupidity over conspiracy, incompetence over cunning. Anything else gives them too much credit.

Preemption is a kind of pre-deterrence that stops the threat at an earlier, safer stage.