One of the many problems with the American left has been its image as something rather too solemn, mirthless, herbivorous, dull, monochrome, righteous, and boring.

The amazing fact is that America is founded on a document. It's a work in progress. It can be tested by each generation.

I think that there is no supernatural dimension. The natural world is quite wonderful enough. The more we know about it, the much more wonderful it is than any supernatural proposition.

Three words for those who want to put the Christ back in Christmas: Jingle Bell Rock.

I retain what's interesting to me, but I don't have a lot of strategic depth.

The secular argument, or the liberal argument, is to as much as possible remove taboos so things do not become unmentionable; to let some air into the discussion.

The finest fury is the most controlled.