John J. McLaughlin

Power as an experience is as intense as sex. Power is more pervasive and unremitting. Sex has periods of remission.

By creating a context of pressure, I can exact more preciseness, more brilliance. It's just as if coal is subjected to enormous pressure, you can get a diamond.

It's terrible when I go somewhere, and I'm not recognized.

Libertarianism is on its way!

What we showed you was you can have analytic reasoning that can be passionate.

My feeling is talk shows have not kept pace with the breakthroughs and changes in format in television generally.

What I want is a clash of ideas, not opinions.

Despite the occasional high decibel level, 'The Group' is not a shout fest. I don't simply want panelists with opposing opinions trying to out-shout one another.

In a confrontational situation, you'll get their gut. And I want their gut! And that's why people watch this show!

My theory is people say under pressure for the most part what they really mean.

I predict 2016 will be a year of upheaval and realignment across the world. China's economy will continue to sputter. Commodity exporting countries will suffer. Europe's growth will remain flat-lined. The U.S. will plug along at under 3% growth.

According to the White House, the president's proposed 2016-2017 spending would add - get this - $62 billion to the deficit.

President Obama took charge of the Oval Office seven years ago. He promised a positive reset in relations with Russia. But with the radioactive poisoning of a British spy in London, the downing of passenger jets over Europe, and the aggressive advances of Russian forces from Ukraine to Syria, President Putin of Russia has rebuked Mr. Obama.

When faced with economic uncertainty, people don't want freedom. When they can't see their economic future, they want the nanny state.

I like good humor.

There's no substitute for the experience of childbearing or child rearing.

Radio, in a way, is preaching.

I don't miss being a priest. The fulfillment factor in matrimony is far greater.

My position is that of detective, confessor, vaudevillian, advocate. And devil's advocate.

Anyone who magnifies the power of a television talk show is very unrealistic.