Collectively, we are in thrall to media - because they deliver to us many of the psychic goods we crave, and we know no other way to live.

My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad. My position is that John Kerry is the possibility of restarting politics.

American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others - partly because America itself was put together out of a multiplicity of national traditions.

Sure, I've often been misrepresented - anyone frequently quoted has this experience.

To win power anywhere you have to convince people that you can do something for them.

My business is the analytical framework.

The genius of the economic machine is in its ability to convert these indulgences into profitability. It converts desire into attention, a grip on our eyeballs and eardrums, which in turn can be marketed to advertisers.