Barack Obama: “I am not somebody who promotes same-sex marriage. But I do believe in civil unions.”

At least one of our major parties has been captured by politics that is not that subtle about suggesting that ‘We the people’ means a certain kind of people.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

I obviously have a room in his head.

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.