Hillary Clinton looms over the Democratic Party like Evita from her balcony. — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
The concept of cultural appropriation is nothing less than an intellectual fence: Keep out. — Richard Cohen Appropriation Copy Share Image
I am glad to see the Confederate battle flag gone from a place of honor at the South Carolina state capitol. — Richard Cohen Battle Copy Share Image
Trump's juvenilia stands in stark contrast to Obama's measured words. — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Trump's overriding accomplishment is plain: The Republican Party can no longer be shamed. — Richard Cohen Accomplishment Copy Share Image
The ability and willingness to keep two opposing views in mind at the same time are hallmarks of adulthood. — Richard Cohen Ability Copy Share Image
The NRA has led the way in the mainstreaming of a demented gun ideology. — Richard Cohen Amendment Copy Share Image
If every senator looks into the mirror and sees a future president, then every president looks into that same mirror and sees… — Richard Cohen Future Copy Share Image
In my several visits to Germany, I have written in admiration of that country's strenuous efforts to face its past and make… — Richard Cohen Admiration Copy Share Image
Iran may or may not be the existential threat to Israel that Netanyahu insists it is. But a lessening of U.S. support… — Richard Cohen America Copy Share Image
The grieving are surely owed our empathy, but capital punishment can neither right a wrong nor prevent another from happening. — Richard Cohen Capital punishment Copy Share Image
Pence is the very personification of the career politician. With the exception of a few years doing talk radio and television shows,… — Richard Cohen Career Copy Share Image
Our country undergoes periodic episodes of extreme intolerance and fear of foreigners, refugees in particular. Not only were people of Japanese descent… — Richard Cohen Country Copy Share Image
Myths have a certain staying power because, really, they are aspirational - not always who we are, but always who we want… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that Rush Limbaugh is the dumbest man in America. This happens whenever I take him at face value and… — Richard Cohen America Copy Share Image
The fact is that the United States does not need Israel. Our special relationship was not forged, as it was with Great… — Richard Cohen Culture Copy Share Image
“He [Edward Snowden] has been careful with his info, doling it out to responsible news organizations — The Post, the New York… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
I agree that sometimes Michelle Obama can come across as angry - and anger is discomforting. We venerate that empty word, closure,… — Richard Cohen Anger Copy Share Image
You have to admit that Trump is endlessly creative. He has insulted the disabled, the dead, the parents of the dead, women,… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Republicans and others who are in anguish over the possibility of socialized medicine ought to have to explain their ideology to a… — Richard Cohen Debate Copy Share Image
Evil comes in through the cable and through the Internet. We look forward to the advent of driverless cars. But they can… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
It has become increasingly difficult for states or the federal government to apply the death penalty. But why even try? Nothing is… — Richard Cohen Death Copy Share Image
“The book is warm. The book is handy. The book is handsome to the eye. The book occupies the shelf of the… — Richard Cohen Book Copy Share Image
I wanted to kiss this woman so bad, I wondered how I would stay alive without it — Richard Cohen Kiss Copy Share Image
My heroes are not necessarily people of great ability but ones who did what I think I could not. — Richard Cohen Ability Copy Share Image
I served in the Army. I worked at blue-collar jobs. I washed dishes and bused tables. — Richard Cohen Army Copy Share Image
Opposition to social change is but one pillar of contemporary Republicanism. — Richard Cohen Change Copy Share Image
As we see with Sunni and Shiite Muslims, interreligious fights are the most ugly. — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Travelgate eventually faded, and the nation somehow survived - American exceptionalism at work again. — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
There is precious little that's charitable about the world of charity. — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Trump is a menace, both ignorant and chaotic. His saving grace is his incompetence. — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Israel may be beloved, but for American security, it is not essential. — 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… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
We need a national service that throws us all together, the urban with the rural, the Fox News types with the MSNBC… — Richard Cohen America Copy Share Image
Fox News has been a force in converting the party of Lincoln into the party of Trump. The network's allegiance to Trump… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Churchill had a marvelous way with words, and greatness accompanied him like a shadow, but in certain ways, he was a 19th-century… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Germany's crimes were recent and of such a scale and depravity that, unless constantly faced, they will come to seem fictitious. — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
I have come to the conclusion that Ben Carson is a bit nuts. I say that not because I disagree with him… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
![“He [Edward Snowden] has been careful with his info, doling it out to responsible news organizations — The Post, the New York Times, the Guardian, etc. — and not tossing it up in the air, WikiLeaks style, and echoing the silly mantra “Information wants to be free.” (No. Information, like most of…” quote by Richard Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/richard-cohen-5202_politics_he-edward-snowden-has-been-careful-with_1660144.jpg)
