America somehow thinks that leadership relates to governance, and it certainly does. But society is much bigger than governance, and some of the truly great leadership of our society is outside the governance arena.

I think America is going to have to think through whether it wants to uplift the political dialogue or advance an approach that divides and, frankly, can lead to violence.

History provides a sense of where we've been and lessons that can be taken forward.

The arts and humanities are vastly more important in troubled times.

If you read literature, you put yourself in somebody else's shoes. You learn from great figures in literature.

A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.

I have a long-term interest in the humanities.