I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My dad believed in the cult of personality. He brought great writers and columnists to 'The Standard.'

Liberals are not always so liberal with people who disapprove - disapprove of their point of view.

I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view.

The only passion that guides me is for the truth... I look at everything from this point of view.

I'm not an extroverted person, nor am I hyper-confident in my point of view. I just don't have that personality.

To disagree does not equate to ill intent. It says either, "You have not provided me with sufficient information to accept your claim," "I see your point, yet I feel differently," or "I do not feel that your point is valid." Any of those can only be accepted as a part of open healthy dialog. Where we go from there makes the difference.