Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood.

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood.

It's completely irrelevant whether something is good or bad or valuable or worthless.

It's completely irrelevant whether something is good or bad or valuable or worthless.

The state, for a long period of time, has been undergoing a wrenching economic transformation. The reality is much grimmer read more

The state, for a long period of time, has been undergoing a wrenching economic transformation. The reality is much grimmer than in other states.

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around — and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

What's important is that we recognize the falsehood of the notion that the Third World should be abandoned because it's read more

What's important is that we recognize the falsehood of the notion that the Third World should be abandoned because it's a waste of time.

I knew my shot wasn't dropping, so the next thing is to rebound, make my free throws, and block shots.

I knew my shot wasn't dropping, so the next thing is to rebound, make my free throws, and block shots.

I'm happy for everybody that's involved with this. It took me about two years.

I'm happy for everybody that's involved with this. It took me about two years.

We have to find a language to communicate with the folks who sign our checks to help them understand that read more

We have to find a language to communicate with the folks who sign our checks to help them understand that they will not be able to build a valuable journalistic brand without good journalism, which is expensive. This creates a chasm between us that admittedly will be very hard to bridge ... Our job is not to give the public what they think they want because what they want changes or is wrong. Look at how it changed after 9/11. Before 9/11 the public was less interested, according to every survey, in Islam or international news. After 9/11, they asked, 'How come you didn't tell us more about Islam and what was going on?' What the public wants is more about Brad and Angelina.

We're not taking any possible action off the table. We need to be prepared.

We're not taking any possible action off the table. We need to be prepared.