I try to stay away from calling people nerds or whatever, because I've got my own fetishes and interests.

I was raised Catholic in the Midwest, so I can't enjoy anything.

I still love a well-crafted joke. Twitter's been great for that.

I think I told my parents I wanted to be a writer, just so they'd kind of think I had some direction in life. It made it easier to pick out classes at college, like, 'Oh, this is writing classes, that's what I'm doing.'

Alabama is better than to depend on gambling to fund its government.

American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.

In 2012, the Liberal Party affirmed overwhelmingly at the policy convention that we are a pro-choice party. It means that we are a party that defends women's rights, and therefore, it would be inconsistent for any Liberal MP to be able to vote to take away women's rights.

I don't know how you define 'neoconservatism,' but I think it's associated with trying to spread open political systems and democracy.