Money is power in American politics. It always has been.

Leaks and whispers are a daily routine of news-gathering in Washington.

A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?

The regime of globalization promotes an unfettered marketplace as the dynamic instrument organizing international relations.

Folks in the bottom half of the economy are already squeezed hard. They will be bloodied and bankrupt if economic policy inadvertently induces a recession.

The threat to globalization is not the wasted American dollars but Washington's readiness to mix US commercial interests with its self-appointed role as global protector.

In the deregulated realm of US banking and finance, crime does occasionally pay for its foul deeds, not in prison time but by making modest rebates to the victims.

The present struggle seems less about abolishing big government than about who gets to use it.

People know elections, like television commercials, are not real.

Obviously, people with low or even moderate incomes could not afford such savings rates, and even diligent savings from their low wages would not be enough to pay for either retirement or healthcare.

The economy is not governed with the bottom half in mind.

Billions of dollars worth of research knowledge lie dormant at American universities waiting for the right disruptor to come along and create a business.

The Past is what it was and did what its done....

Well I think any author or musician is anxious to have legitimate sales of their products, partly so they're rewarded for their success, partly so they can go on and do new things.

I'm so bad at spontaneous impressions.

Surrealism comes from the reality of Latin America.

He who will not listen to any advice, nor be corrected in his writings, is a rank pedant.

I'm watching the Weather Channel more than I've ever watched it. I'm scared to death it's going to rain.

there isn't enough of anything as long as we live. But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance prevails.

Innovation comes only from readily and seamlessly sharing information rather than hoarding it.

Success in management and success in sport are derived from the same basic principles.