I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.
Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War.
It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.
