Consumerism is at once the engine of America and simultaneously one of the most revealing indicators of our collective shallowness.

We are misery-making machines! Homo sapiens has perfected the art of causing suffering. Pain is humankind's collective GDP.

Being in New York is an almost overwhelming experience. While Washington, D.C., is my favorite American city, I regard New York City as the most amazing city in the world. No other comes close. It is an incredible, inexhaustible engine.

South Sudan is one of the most hard-put places in the world.

America sold VX nerve gas and anthrax to Iraq for years, even after the Halabja gas attack, which killed thousands of Kurds.

If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America.