Jack Schlossberg

In South Carolina, the Confederate flag flies high on countless flagpoles. Those who defend this practice by saying it is part of Southern culture are lying to themselves.

I'm not sure what I want to do - business, law, something else.

President Kennedy's life and death represent both what is possible in America, and all of the work left undone.

It's true what they say: Nothing tastes quite like the East River.

Kennedy believed in religious liberty and the separation of church and state. He did not believe in the right of elected officials to impose their religious views on others. He was the first Catholic ever elected president, and he spent much of the 1960 campaign defending his religion and assuring voters he would not take orders from the Vatican.

Electing the first Catholic president, my grandfather, in 1960, did not mean that religious intolerance disappeared from our land.

Most of the Republican Party denies climate change and has fought all efforts to address it.

On healthcare, climate change, nuclear disarmament, gun control and countless other issues, President Obama consistently made difficult choices and put the national interest over his own political interest to do what was right. All the while, he resisted the politics of cynicism in a system that too often encourages it.

Obama has acted aggressively on the issue most important to my generation: climate change.

Climate change threatens the future of life on this planet.

Joe Lieberman is my least favorite politician of all time, excluding President Franklin Pierce (he just annoys me - not sure why).

Studying my grandfather's life and legacy has shown me what it takes to be a good public servant. Curiosity. Compassion for others. Humility. Determination to stand tall for your beliefs in the face of opposition. No one believed these things more than my grandfather.