To understand and reconnect with our stories, the stories of the ancestors, is to build our identities.

We all belong to an ancient identity. Stories are the rivers that take us there.

There is no escape - we pay for the violence of our ancestors.

If you ever want to understand multitasking in prose, James Joyce is your man.

I'm very empathic to the construction of masculinity within our culture and how we build these identities up.

Repealing the estate tax won't create jobs, it won't boost GDP, and it won't add efficiency to the market. Instead, repealing the estate tax will simply add to the debt, hurt our ability to build a stronger economy and worsen economic inequality.