The horrifying thing is that nearly half of America seems in synch with xenophobia and race-baiting.

Life entails risk, and you have to draw some lines.

I think Marco Rubio could never have recovered from revealing himself to be pathetic.

Shakespeare was such a splendid vulgarian.

When Trump says fake news, he means journalism that makes points with which he disagrees, usually about him.

I do not believe in public shaming. I do believe that young adults go to college to learn things, and that this process will almost inevitably result in their making mistakes and misjudgments and otherwise acting badly.

I think Trump wants to be dictator. I don't think the courts will allow him to be, and I think that after months of revolting sycophancy, neither will Congress. He will sink to such a popularity trough that even those spineless, craven gophers will cave.