The fact is, most journalists I know are not particularly political. They move around a lot.

I absolutely reject that idea that the press is liberal and what it does is liberal. In my view, it's like accusing a doctor of malpractice or a lawyer of malfeasance.

I don't have to deal with the issues of the daily news cycle.

The idea that our son would be like Raymond Babbitt was a shocking reordering of everything. And something we couldn't quite fathom, really.

Confidence is the immaterial residue of material actions. Confidence is the public face of competence.

Reaching out to any fellow ghetto kids is an act he puts in the same category as doing drugs: the initial rush of warmth and euphoria puts you on a path to ruin.

I've been a reporter for 20 years, and I don't ever get things wrong. That's important in terms of my professional status.