Big Brother is not the only danger facing the country. Another is the rising tide of distrust, the corrosive spread of cynicism, the fraying of the social fabric and the rise of people who are so individualistic in their outlook that they have no real understanding of how to knit others together and look after the common good.

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

It's rare in an administration for a secretary of state and a secretary of defense to get along really well.

If we are going to stop wars on this earth, we are going to have to make war on hunger our number one priority.

Britain is blessed with a functioning political culture. It is dominated by people who live in London and who have often known each other since prep school. This makes it gossipy and often incestuous.

If we're in some sort of Hobbesian state of nature, where you just want a strong man who has no compassion Donald Trump is going to do a little better. So, we will figure out what game we're playing.

When you're running for president you have to take some risks and you've got to show people something fresh and you've got to stay interesting.