There was a time when an ordinary American could close the door and keep the world at bay. Now the world comes elbowing in every time you go online. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In power politics, it's usually not enough to be liked. A nation has to be considered essential. — Richard Cohen Copy Share
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
It's all right with me if Roman Polanski is freed by the Swiss authorities who have detained him at the request of the United… — Richard Cohen Copy Share
“The book is warm. The book is handy. The book is handsome to the eye. The book occupies the shelf of the owner and… — Richard Cohen Copy Share
I don't like what George Zimmerman did, and I hate that Trayvon Martin is dead. But I also can understand why Zimmerman was suspicious… — Richard Cohen Copy Share
