Far too often in the political realm, we demonize success; we demagogue against it. What we should be doing is incentivizing success.

We have demagogues on all sides of the political spectrum. It's not helpful. It's destructive. It's harmful. So, I don't like demagoguery whether it comes from the left, it comes from the right.

Success should stem from entrepreneurial creativity, not political connectivity.

Far too often we see attention paid to the firearm and not the criminal.

I think writing a poem is like being a greyhound. Writing a novel is like being a mule. You go up one long row, then down another, and try not to look up too often to see how far you still have to go.

Political reporters and political professionals rushed to judgment against Romney because we crave clear, unambiguous story lines.