I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year's resolution is not to bark back.

The two things I was positive about in life were that I was going to be a teacher at a boarding school or an operative with the CIA posted abroad. I could write a book about all the things I was sure about.

It is one of the triumphs of modern society that the life of the average person with Down Syndrome has become strikingly normal.

To politicize a man's tragic death is about as low as you can go, isn't it?

Intelligence is not a moral category.

I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year's resolution is not to bark back.

The public understands that the government is broke, but many still don't want to cut programs they enjoy or depend on.

Billy Tauzin is one of the most interesting people in Washington. He is smart, funny, and interesting.

People tend to cherish and take care of the things they pay for and therefore own, countries included. The opposite is also true. When was the last time you changed the oil in a rental car?

If you want another world war, run up unsustainable debts.

The rapid growth of prenatal testing has had some undeniably positive effects: A woman who knows she will bear a child with a handicap can plan to deliver in a hospital equipped for risky births. And many couples prefer the opportunity to prepare psychologically for the work of raising a disabled child.

I was up late last night yapping about the elections on CNN and up early this morning doing the same thing in my daughter's kindergarten class.

In politics, reform never comes before crisis.

I've been in journalism my entire adult life and have often defended it against fellow conservatives who claim the news business is fundamentally corrupt.

The unhappy truth is, learning is hard.