The fact is that in a way, journalists become a kind of default in the system when you don't have substantive two-party back-and-forth inside of the government.

Al-Qaeda has a kind of loose, almost entrepreneurial structure with lots of cells in various countries that are semi-independent.

I absolutely reject that idea that the press is liberal and what it does is liberal. In my view, it's like accusing a doctor of malpractice or a lawyer of malfeasance.

I'm [Paul O'Neill] an old guy, and I'm rich. And there's nothing they can do to hurt me.

I don't have to deal with the issues of the daily news cycle.

Religions find lasting utility in terms of prescription or parameter, rules for the conduct of human affairs.