In the 2000 election, George W. Bush, who had shirked military service, succeeded in presenting himself as more reliable on national security than Al Gore.

Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere.

We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities.

What is most needed in Darfur is an international peacekeeping and protection presence, and this is what the Sudanese government most wants to avoid.

No more than a surgeon can operate while tweeting can you reach your potential with one ear in, one ear out. You actually have to reacquaint yourself with concentration. We all do.

Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.

I joke that I spent 38 years scouring the globe, going to war zones, trying to find the person with my exact birthday.