Republicans and others who are in anguish over the possibility of socialized medicine ought to have to explain their ideology to a mother with a sick newborn. They ought to have to explain how this nation can debate health care… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Republicans remain silent because Trump is doing what they want - lowering taxes on the rich, eviscerating regulations, bulldozing the environment, and insisting that… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Myths have a certain staying power because, really, they are aspirational - not always who we are, but always who we want to be.… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Maybe the best example of the unmuscled hero is Humphrey Bogart in 'Casablanca.' Bogart was 15 years older than Ingrid Bergman, and it did… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Israel may be beloved, but for American security, it is not essential. — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
We grow up to respect the gray. Black or white, one or the other, is childish. It represents the worldview of someone who does… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
The ultimate question is whether the name Donald Trump will be attached to an era - whether he will so change America that it… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I went door to door in my neighborhood asking for donations to the Jewish National Fund, best known then… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
I met Clinton during her husband's first campaign for the White House. It was 1992, New Hampshire, and both Clintons had stopped at a… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
In power politics, it's usually not enough to be liked. A nation has to be considered essential. — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
My father was raised in an orphanage, and my mother was an immigrant from Poland whose first childhood memory was of hunger. Somehow, despite… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
