As a Zionist youth leader in the 1940s, I was among those who called for a binational state in Mandatory Palestine. When a Jewish state was declared, I felt that it should have the rights of other states - no more, no less.

A basic principle of modern state capitalism is that costs and risks are socialized to the extent possible, while profit is privatized.

If the United States is accommodating, the North Koreans become accommodating. If the United States is hostile, they become hostile.

It also seems beyond controversy that moral responsibilities are greater to the extent that people "have the resources, the training, the facilities and opportunities to speak and act effectively."

There is kind of a fundamental conformity, which is a virtual requirement to enter into the media.

The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself.

As far as DSA is concerned, I'm perfectly happy to be associated with it while disagreeing with a large part of the leadership.