There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science, especially in the schools of America.

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we are unfortunate, and in disobeying the other we are fools.

I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society. We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it?

We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges.