American power in the world relies on these ideals of openness and critical debate.

American power in the world relies on these ideals of openness and critical debate.

In the information age, it's not just whose army wins, but whose story wins.

Power is the ability to affect others to get the outcomes you want, and that can be done by coercion, payment or attraction.

Terrorism is like jujitsu: The small players win if they make the large player use his strength against himself.

Every politician just has to remember how he got his position in the first place. A young candidate running for Congress or any outsider interested in public office could only achieve his goals by relying on soft power. They could not force anyone to vote for them. They needed to convince their potential voters, they needed to do fundraising, they needed to be attractive candidates.

Money and donations are an important part of our political system. They are hard power.