Even more fundamental than housing to the global financial economy is the idea that the U.S. government is a safe asset.

We were badly held back not just by the technology, but by the culture of journalism.

If you look at how the federal government spends our money, it’s an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army.

The American political system is not good at trading sacrifice now to prevent crises later.

Everyday sexual practices on college campuses need to be upended, and men need to feel a cold spike of fear when they begin a sexual encounter.

I don't trust this [american] government to be regulating corporations. I trust big business to be regulated [by itself] and to be a party to a decent solution.

If it's cynical, risky politics that brings a lighted match and a can of gas near the Democratic coalition, it should be named as such, and its consequences understood, and it should become part of the complex calculus we're all building to help us understand these campaigns.