History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

I have the necessary lack of tact.

Donald Trump is, in effect, the Recruiter-in-Chief for ISIS. ISIS wants nothing more right now than to have the world divided into Judeo-Christian on one side and the Islamic world on the other. That's exactly what Trump is doing for them. I think it's time we start with thinking about what ISIS wants and then not doing it.

Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them.

What Moses brought down from Mt. Sinai were not the Ten Suggestions, they are Commandments. Are, not were.

Set your sights beyond what you can see. There is true majesty in the concept of an unseen power which can neither be measured nor weighed.

There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page