There are two kinds of people in the world: the kind who alphabetize their record collections, and the kind who don't.

I still believe in public radio's potential. Because it's the one mass medium that's still crafted almost entirely by true believers.

Behind every bad law, a deep fear.

Even writers need relief from words.

History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this racket: I want to make the argument that history is interesting.

Despite his consistent party-line voting record, some independents and Democrats still think of Senator McCain as the most palatable, independent-minded Republican. But this is the sort of empty compliment a friend of mine once compared to being called “the coolest Osmond.

Dig deep into its communitarian ethos and it reads more like an America that might have been, an America fervently devoted to the quaint goals of working together and getting along. Of course, this America does exist. It's called Canada.