A.J. Liebling, one of my heroes, used to say that he could write better than anyone who wrote faster, and faster than anyone who could write better. I'm one nine-hundredth as good as Liebling, but that principle may slightly apply.

Donald Trump's temperament and character is precisely what you would hate to see in your children, much less your president.

I think we should be alarmed, watchful, and, as journalists, rigorous and fearless. I think we should be alert.

Prediction is a low form of journalism.

I think dealing with the U.S. Senate is very different from dealing with the electorate.

I got in journalism for any number of reasons, not least because it's so much fun. Journalism should be in the business of putting pressure on power, finding out the truth, of shining a light on injustice, of, when appropriate, being amusing and entertaining - it's a complicated and varied beast, journalism.

We can hope that the responsibilities and realities will weigh on Donald Trump and he will not be the president we fear, but rather something more stable.