I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

It's a legitimate point to debate. But it's part of the reality. It's happening, but it's also true they (looters) are in the distinct minority. I think there's a hero on every street corner in New Orleans, and I think the reporting has shown that. I think the balance has been there.

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I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.

The American Dream is one of the greatest ideas in the history of human achievement . . . It thrives today in an age when its core components of freedom and opportunity are open to more Americans than ever before. It holds a real, identifiable place in the American heart and mind, and it informs the aspirations of everyone from farmers to software developers, from detectives to bankers, from soldiers to social workers . . . It defines us as a people, even as we add to its meaning with each new chapter in our national experience and our individual actions.

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.