“People ask me what I am politically and I've previously offered this equation: I became a conservative by being around liberals. And I became a libertarian after being around conservatives.”

“People ask me what I am politically and I've previously offered this equation: I became a conservative by being around liberals. And I became a libertarian after being around conservatives.”

“The modern progressive movement believes that dissenting language is objectionable, which then removes the brakes between anger and violence.”

“There's always something heroic and romantic about taking a stand against the powers that be.”

“As a New Yorker, this is what you do: you confront, jab, and slap, sometimes wrongly, then smile and forget about it.”

“2017 may have been that year when identity politics hit a brick wall - and slumped limply on the pavement.”

“True, the country is divided, but it's not Right and Left. It's Left and Not Left. It is because, for liberals, politics is personal and therefore extremely loud. For the rest of us, we prefer community over calamity.”

“There's a difference between being politically incorrect and boorish. And we've seen that line crossed a dozen times by smart people who've mistaken politics for punditry.”

“Human evolution relies on cooperation, which is why identity politics feels so backward.”

“Terror, married to technology and accommodated by progress in travel, has turned evil individuals into traveling ballistic missiles.”

“Travel like a pro, not like a hobo. That's my motto.”

“My best writing is often early in the morning and, sometimes, while working out.”