CNN is getting smarter, and you can feel it in the stories, you can feel it in the depth with which they're covered, the kinds of people in terms of guests who are brought on air, the way in which issues are discussed.

Whenever someone says the word community, I want to reach for an oxygen mask.

It hasn't been easy to find American citizens who are willing to pick fruit in 110 degree weather.

The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell.

In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don't pay taxes.

Thanks to the Communist Party of China, we now know the path to poverty alleviation is Capitalism.

It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.