I do think Donald Trump would be a catastrophic turn in American history.

I don't think of Hillary Clinton as a bad choice. She's an uninspiring choice. She is a deeply imperfect choice, largely for reasons of her own tendency to get into a defensive crouch and create greater problems for herself and the rest of us by refusing to have a transparent reckoning.

We all have a dark side but we keep it in its place because it's destructive. And Donald Trump has said, no, no, bring it out because that's the energy we need in order to reverse all these horrible things that have been happening in America.

A genuine approach to budget cutting - knowing exactly what you're cutting and why, and with what real-life consequences - is beyond my competence, and probably beyond the competence of any politician in America.

Character is destiny, and politicians usually get the scandals they deserve, with a sense of inevitability about them.

What goes on in a person's head, what impels them to a political choice, it's a pretty complicated question.

Inequality hardens society into a class system. Inequality divides us from one another... Inequality undermines democracy.