What family you were born into matters so much more than it did before in a perverse way.

On the larger issue of the travel ban, our friend Charles Krauthammer of The Washington Post I think put it pretty well. I'm not sure it's illegal, but it's extremely stupid.

It’s easy to see why politicians would be drawn to the populist pose. First, it makes everything so simple. The economic crisis was caused by a complex web of factors, including global imbalances caused by the rise of China. But with the populist narrative, you can just blame Goldman Sachs.

Every White House I have covered since Reagan, when I got here, power has been more concentrated in the White House than the one before.

Creativity is not a solitary process. It happens within networks... when talented people get together, when idea systems and mentalities merge.

Learning was a by-product of her search for pleasure

People have been raised in a morality that says, "If it feels all right for you, it's probably OK."