We are primarily the products of thinking that happens below the level of awareness.

I'm thankful that we live in a crassly commercial, polarized culture, so media jackals like me have a lot of work to do.

I have seen [Betsy DeVos] present a few times. I don't really know her. But I have seen her present on education policy, and she's not a stupid person.

Clearly, politics is a team sport. Trump is not so much of a team player.

Putin's an egomaniac, so there are two ways he can process his ego mania. He can say, "Oh, I stood up to the U.S.," or, "Hey, I'm essential to the world order."

People tend to marry people with similar-width noses, eyes similarly apart, with complementary immune systems.

Institutions do all the things that are supposed to be bad. They impede personal exploration. They enforce conformity. But they often save us from our weaknesses and give meaning to life.