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.

Memo to young journalists: Democratic victories are always ascribed to hope; Republican ones to rage.

Learning was a by-product of her search for pleasure

Personally, I think Mitt Romney would be a great secretary of state.

People want a reality that tells them they're right all of the time.

Plunder is morally wrong. It ruins your credibility.

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