Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented.

But particularly when the media profess to strive toward objectivity, gatekeepers play a crucial role in helping people navigate the news to make educated political decisions.

Fox News is nothing if not impressive. No matter how harsh the criticism it endures, the network somehow always manages to prove itself even worse than we had previously imagined.

I am deeply devoted to the 27,000 songs I can take anywhere on my iPod Classic as well as the exquisitely engineered MacBook Air on which I typed this column.

Obama, like Carter, is reacting to warning signs by seeking to split the difference between dispirited Democrats and increasingly radicalized Republicans.

The Economist is undoubtedly the smartest weekly newsmagazine in the English language. I always look forward to its quirky year-end double issue.

Warren Buffett pays taxes on a smaller percentage of his billions in income than his cleaning lady.

Americans get mad as hell with reasonable frequency but quickly return to their families and sitcoms.

The myth of the liberal media empowers conservatives to control debate in the United States to the point where liberals cannot even hope for a fair shake anymore.

Over one in five American children is living in poverty, and the number is rising.

Face it, the system is rigged, and it's rigged against us.

Convert every minute and hour of your life into perfecting your calling.

Cosmopolitanism emphasizes and is grounded in a _singular relationality between and among people

In every moments of life, we're all having up and down.If there are no up or down, it means we didn't have any life.

Your past success is link into what the future holds for you.

We've seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there's an occupying force, as opposed to a force that's part of the community that's protecting them and serving them.

If you ask the average person they'd tell ya, "Naw, it's much more dangerous," despite the fact that violent crime has dropped precipitously.

First they ignore you, then they denounce you, and then they say that they knew what you were saying all the time.

I'm disappearing, avoiding most things.

I think I am example for our scene, so I have to be an example for the rest.

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had