No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a…

I sought in political reporting what Galsworthy in another context had called "the significant trifle" - the bit of dialogue, the overlooked fact, the…

— I. F. Stone

As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind…

— Dan Rather

Political reporting is too often trivialised, treated as a soap opera based in Westminster, rather than placed in a broader social or economic context.

— Owen Jones

Even when political reporting is not reduced to personality, political photography is. An article might offer depth and complexity, but is illustrated with a…

— George Monbiot

There's an enormous difference between voting for a candidate because you hate another ethnic group and voting for a candidate because he's a member…

— Jonathan Haidt

I feel really urgent about this election. This is the first time in my voting life that I feel not only passionate about my…

— Natalie Portman

“If citizens are punished instantly for breaking the laws, then politicians should also be punished immediately for breaking the promises.”

— Amit Kalantri

Unless they can pass the same test that immigrants must pass to become citizens, people shouldnt be allowed to vote. The idea that there…

— Charley Reese

The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We…

— S. I. Hayakawa

Only the free and personal man is a good citizen (realist), and even with the lack of particular (scholarly, artistic, etc)culture, a tasteful judge…

— Max Stirner

You should not be misled about the so-called single opposition candidate. There are so many of them now that you will lack the fingers…

— Alexander Lukashenko

Candidate Trump held out his hand to Vladimir Putin. He rejected further U.S. intervention in Syria other than to smash ISIS.

— Pat Buchanan

Obama did organize a great large number of people and many enthusiastic people, what's called in the press 'Obama's Army.' But the army is…

— Noam Chomsky

As a registered Democrat, I am praying for a credible presidential candidate to emerge from the younger tier of politicians in their late 40s.…

— Camille Paglia

I know of not one Republican candidate that would not appear publicly with Mitt Romney and I know many Democrats that don't even want…

— Pete Sessions