The WWII generation shares so many common values: duty, honor, country, personal responsibility and the marriage vow " For better or for worse--it was the last generation in which, broadly speaking, marriage was a commitment and divorce was not an option

While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades... the evangelical movement is growing, and it is changing the way America worships.

Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way.

Speaking generally, people who are drawn to journalism are interested in what happens from the ground up less than they are from the top down.

Washington tends to be full of too many traps. I think reporters there do a lot of attending news briefings and news conferences expecting to get the real news out of those relatively sterile environments. But you've got to deal with the obscure people as well as the names.

I remain the luckiest guy I know.

Cable penetrates 70 percent of American audiences now.