I was brought up by an Episcopalian father and Presbyterian mother in nondenominational Army chapels all over the world and never really had much religious experience.

How unprepared we are for a terrorist attack.

Its always in the second administration when things start to go sour. They circle the wagons.

We live in such a noisy world that we need to stop and just let things happen. Let it grow.

... Washington is, for one thing, the news capital of the world. And for another, it is a company town. Most of the interesting people in Washington either work for the government or write about it.

Everyone gets meaning in different ways.

I now consider myself quite religious and spiritual although that sounds like a terrible cliche.