Over the summer I thought that I would seek out non-Americans as friends, just for diversity's sake. Now I find that I want to be around Americans - people who I know are thinking about our country as much as I am.

I loved working on Wall Street. I loved the meritocracy of it and the camaraderie of the trading floor.

I'd ask myself, 'What do I think is really unjust?' That should be a starting point for how you engage with the world.

My mother has often said that the issue of women is the unfinished business of the 21st century. That is certainly true. But so, too, are the issues of LGBT rights the unfinished business of the 21st century.

Even during my father's 1984 gubernatorial campaign, it was, 'Do you want to grow up and be governor one day?' 'No. I am four.'

I've always been incredibly proud of both of my parents and proud of the work I had done privately as a person, professionally and academically.

Fried chicken is my husband's favorite food.