Struggling to stay in the middle class, and I love that. That's me and my dad and my family.

Struggling to stay in the middle class, and I love that. That's me and my dad and my family.

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future.

We come to know who we really are in life during the dark and difficult and desolate days of our journey.

Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of that child.

Troubled times do call for troubled songs, songs that unsettle our souls and our spirits unapologetically.

I'm talking about France and Germany and Italy and Spain - new friend Germany - and I love that story, how they lead the world in some things that the world needs leadership in. Amongst them we're the only ones without national healthcare. Can't go to a hospital and not worry about falling into bankruptcy. They go to university free. We're killing our students with debt. That scares me.