We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own ... in order to create this common ground.

Music education can help spark a child's imagination or ignite a lifetime of passion. When you provide a child with new worlds to explore and challenges to tackle, the possibilities are endless. Music education should not be a privilege for a lucky few, it should be a part of every child's world of possiblity.

Our political press has just been captured by trivia.

A vote in 2002 is not a plan to defeat ISIS.

You know, I think of the global economy as an inverted triangle, resting on the shoulders of the American consumer. And if the American consumer cannot have enough disposable income in order to maintain a standard of living that creates more opportunities generation after generation, that's bad for everybody.

I want to try to counter what Donald Trump says because a lot of it is mean-spirited and would hurt people.

Let's face it, the U.S. government is woefully, woefully behind in all of its policies that affect the use of technology.