There are more facts and more truths told in the first eight minutes of The Daily Show than most political news conferences in Washington.

It's not the questions that get us in trouble - it's the answers.

Bias, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. Facts are your firewall against bias.

There is no delete button for bigotry.

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.

It will do us little good to wire the world if we limit our vision. It will do us little good to wire the world if we short circuit our souls.

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.