I think the reason you see so many people dropping out of politics is because there's an anti-poetic strain in modern political discourse.

I think the reason you see so many people dropping out of politics is because there's an anti-poetic strain in modern political discourse.

Oftentimes people get it wrong when they say we need to educate voters first and then give them power. I tend to favor giving them power first.

History is a series of mistakes. Now the task is to plan for those mistakes so those of us who are populists can actually take over the reins of power when the right mistakes are made.

I don't have any particular plans in mind. What I see is that you can become so focused on the idea of running that winning becomes your motivation, as opposed to what you stand for being your motivation.

There's a tendency, especially among academics, to see politics as deeply dirty and deeply egotistical.

Having more candidates come with a creative and artistic sensibility would actually bring more people out to vote.