Ro Khanna

At its best, technology can empower people in extraordinary ways.

The best American manufacturers customize products to meet customer needs, reduce the time required to make them and constantly improve their design.

Of course, America's free-enterprise system is what enables our manufacturers to be the most innovative.

While Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a brutal dictator and should be tried at the Hague for international war crimes, the United States should not militarily overthrow him.

I am not pollyannaish about the deep partisan battles that divide us.

For decades, I have watched neoconservatives paint those who oppose their interventionism as appeasers of dictators standing in solidarity with socialists, soft on Russia, naive about terrorism, lacking moral clarity and unappreciative of America's unique role in the world.