Democratic institutions, even in the oldest operating democracy in the world, are anything but perfect.
David RemnickDonald Trump seems to think it is within his rights to trample the First Amendment, to disdain the press, to punish protesters or flag-burners, to ban ethnic categories of immigrants, and so on.
David RemnickAs journalists, we need to find every avenue to distribute our work, and try to be so good that we become increasingly more influential than before.
David RemnickIf this day means anything, it means that you are now in the contingent of the responsible. You must be kind, yes, but you must also look beyond your own house. We're depending on you for your efforts and your vision. We are depending on your eye and your imagination to identify what wrongs exist and persist, and on your hands, your backs, your efforts, to right them.
David Remnick