There are some people, who I'll charitably call snobs, who are dismissive of any conversation that doesn't begin with the full level of complexity. That's just not how the world works.

Television allows the audience to argue with the creator in a way you don't in a movie.

There are exceptional people out there who are capable of starting epidemics. All you have to do is find them.

People don't rise from nothing.

The nature of athletic celebrity is increasingly moving away from the actual field of play.

...mediocre people find their way into positions of authority...because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rational than we think.

The successful are those who have been given opportunities.