Our country deserves no less, because all of the other issues we want to deal with depend upon us being secure and strong.

I've never understood the division between so-called realists and so-called idealists.

I think implicit bias is a problem for everyone, not just police. I think, unfortunately, too many of us in America jump to conclusions about each other.

Running for office in our country takes a lot of money, and candidates have to go out and raise it. New York is probably the leading site for contributions for fundraising for candidates on both sides of the aisle, and it's also our economic center. And there are a lot of people here who should ask some tough questions before handing over campaign contributions to people who were really playing chicken with our whole economy.

Why do I have to keep proving to people that I am not a liar?!

It's important to underscore this overriding fact: women are not just victims of conflict-they are agents of peace and agents of change.

From the theft of confidential cables to 21st century protest movements, to development breakthroughs that have the potential to change millions of lives, we are all in uncharted territory.