The war on drugs is identical to the prohibition of alcohol: all you're doing is making criminals rich and powerful.

I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination.

Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud.

A vote is "wasted" when someone fails to vote their conscience.

[the downfall of our political system is the] buying and selling of politicians...bribery. In the private sector, you're arrested for it. In the public sector, it's the norm.

Politics is not my life. I have a career in radio and another career in film.

Governments are run by people. People can be bad.