For all Trump's criticisms of government, his family wealth came from feeding at the government trough. His father, Fred Trump, leveraged government housing programs into a construction business; the empire was founded on public money.

I think we need to rethink a lot of business skills. In finance, for example, social impact bonds are potentially a way of providing capital for investments that save the public money in a context in which government often doesn't invest in things that would save it money.

Numeracy isn't a sign of geekiness, but a basic requirement for intelligent discussions of public policy.

Traditionally, what we in the news business do is cover what happened yesterday.

When the poor know that their children will survive, when they educate their daughters, when they access family planning, they have fewer children.

Our public figures are often narcissists, utterly self-absorbed in their quest for power.