There are some of the problems there that America sees associated with the lack of economic inclusion - family breakdown, gang behavior, and racial tensions. I get the sense that in Europe they are much more concerned about these issues than in the United States.

There are few highly qualified teachers right now, and these teachers tend to be disproportionately concentrated in higher-income neighborhoods.

There is some evidence that some New Deal programs in some of the states discriminated against blacks. But I have been sort of - I've been impressed overall wi…

The worst thing we could do is impose time limits and then expect people to sink or swim once they move off welfare.

Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned (and) we should not turn a blind eye to them.

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.

In the usual (though certainly not in every) public decision on economic policy, the choice is between courses that are almost equally good or equally bad. It …