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I think of myself as a Russophile. I speak the language and studied the nation's literature and history in college.

I think of myself as a Russophile. I speak the language and studied the nation's literature and history in college.

I interviewed Putin himself in 2000, shortly after he took over as president.

The irony of the political rise of the plutocrats is that, like Venice's oligarchs, they threaten the system that created them.

We are all living in a world shaped by Reagan and his ideology of small 'l' liberalism.

The hollowing out of the middle class. That's not just about capitalism or the structure of taxation. That is also about the fundamental truth that machines can do a lot of things better than humans used to do. A lot of those people are being pushed down to do less value-adding jobs, so they get paid less money.

When Canada works to counter extremism and terrorism, particularly in the Middle East, Israel is always a natural partner and a close ally.

If you doubt that we live in a winner-take-all economy and that education is the trump card, consider the vast amounts the affluent spend to teach their offspring.

I am a very strong supporter of our government's view that it is important to engage with all countries around the world - very much including Russia.

People don't just want to be rich and successful, they want to be good.

It was surprising to me to hear a member question whether another member of the House was an adult. We're all adults in the House of Commons, and I think it diminishes us all to suggest otherwise.

Environmentally friendly business practices have long been mainstream, particularly when they create a brand advantage, as with organic foods.

The main point of democracy is to deliver positive results for the majority.

All of us can agree that we want government to work as well as possible, and we should all applaud efforts to improve it. But there is no escaping the divisive and essential questions: What is the purpose of the state, and whom does it serve?

Fancy GPS systems and space-age tractors are what most excite the farmers I know and astound their city friends.

If you've developed an ideology that what's good for you personally also happens to be good for everyone else, that's quite wonderful because there's no moral tension.

The one source of criticism even the most repressive authoritarian leader cannot silence is the outside world. Autocrats are usually thin-skinned and like to be admired, so at least, at first, they often seek to be praised abroad.

The triumph of economic liberalization has coincided with a sharp increase in income inequality.

In America, we have equated personal business success with public virtue.

When you think of technological revolution, you probably think of geeks in cool coastal spaces like the Google campus, or perhaps of math wizards on Wall Street. But one source of rural prosperity is the adoption of radical new technologies - and a consequent surge in productivity.