In 2008, the Democrats made a great effort among African-American voters, and they did increase their turnout considerably, and among Latino voters.

My younger sister retired a few years ago after a 30-year career teaching history and social studies at an inner-city high school.

We haven't learned to be the majority party. We haven't learned how to lead. We're still stuck in the opposition.

I think, as a historian, what strikes one the most about this [Donald'd Trump] program is just simply its nationalism, with his commitment to the redevelopment of American manufacturing and industrial jobs, providing jobs for the constituency that was so important in electing him.

I see a bit of a contradiction between the fight against the Islamic State and the desire to remove the Assad regime. And even if you work with Russia, I'm just not sold that working with Russia is an effective way to hasten the end of the Assad regime or to enact any type of punitive measures.

If you spend enough time in or around Washington, you'll meet amazing people who work for the government.

I knew that Vaclav Havel didn't want to look into people's eyes, because he said that, when he was being interrogated during the communist period and had been taken to jail, that, if you look directly into somebody's eyes, they can persuade you. And so you can see that so clearly in this interview, where he's looking down.And I kept saying to him as we kept coming - came over here: " You have to look up."And I clearly had no influence on him.