The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.

Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.

If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.

Are there really good wars and bad wars? We thought so during World War II, and in retrospect, we were right. But in Vietnam, and Iraq we were wrong.

The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.

Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.