'The Great Gatsby' is a book I have read a few times, and it seems to get heavier every time I come to visit.

To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events.

Ramones music has a Pavlovian effect on me - the song starts, and the world blurs around the sound.

If people are being upstanding citizens of the Republic, then you have to widen the net to incarcerate them. This explains why America's prisons are full of nonviolent offenders - a perfect example of American exceptionalism.

I'm of the opinion that the Democrats have the ideas I agree with more often than not. Reenergizing the middle class and giving people a break.

My feelings for you shame me into silence.

Somewhere, someone isn’t impressed by your looks. Not all men jump through the hoops of your fire. You’re unbelievably boring to more people than you’ll ever know.