“Here in America we have a man [Donald Trump] who is a master of a medium that is all about self-aggrandizement and/or cruelty to others. I have been off Twitter lately because I had this sudden sort of feeling of, this man is the president of this club and it's not a club that I want to be in. Sometimes I feel like, well, perhaps it's not right because as a political activist, this is where politics is happening right now. This is where the conversation is going on, but at the same time, I think there is something corrosive about it.” ThinkingMenWantFeelsWellsHas BeensSelfSometimesFeelingsAmericaPoliticalPresidentMastersTrumpRight NowConversationHappeningsClubsCrueltyMediumsActivist Author:Ben H. Winters
“It is part of what makes America great. That tradition of the free press, and also the tradition of this highly competitive market for investigative journalism. We're seeing, there's no question, that we're seeing a renaissance of that.” AmericaSeeingTraditionPressesJournalismRenaissanceFree PressInvestigative Journalism Author:Ben H. Winters
“In terms of optimism, I am optimistic. I do think that, in the long term, that America will right itself. I have to think so.” ThinkingLongAmericaTermOptimismOptimisticLong Term Author:Ben H. Winters
“That one lesson that African American communities have learned over the centuries in America is that you can't just take for granted that things will steadily get better and better and better until they're great. It is fits and starts. It is backward and forward.” AmericaCommunityCenturyFitLessonsGrantedAfrican AmericanGet Better Author:Ben H. Winters
