The death penalty has been one of many examples where racial discrimination has played out. You can see it in the simple fact that someone convicted of the same crime is more likely to face the death penalty if they are black.
I don't have a problem with enhanced border security, perhaps to include fencing. I think the mistake is believing that border security is as simple as just putting up a wall from sea to shining sea.
The challenge in confronting Trump is that there are certain things that he does that that you have to respond to, just morally. When he lies, you've got to correct the lie, which will keep you busy because he does it so often. When he does something wrong, you've got to point to it.
Those of us who work in politics can only make ourselves useful if our heads are filled with things that we can contribute to the political space.
I think most Americans understand that we deserve to have universal health care, as enjoyed by most citizens in most developed countries.
Our right to practice our faith freely is respected up to the point where doing so involves harming others.
I have not reached a considered position on the question of court-packing. Although I don't think we should be laughing at it.
I don't know how it plays in San Francisco. But I can tell you I came out, during a reelection campaign, in Indiana, while Mike Pence was the governor. And I wound up winning reelection by 80 percent.
So, I've learned - as a young Democrat, I've learned to think cautiously before offering advice to Nancy Pelosi.
By the way, conversely, one thing I've learned in my career, beginning when I ran for mayor, is that a lot of older voters are among the most excited about a younger candidate. So, you know, I think somebody of any age can deliver a compelling message.
Businesses always have competitors nipping at their heels. Historically, cities have not viewed themselves as subject to that same type of competition. But that's wrong.
Because reading is a way of putting yourself in someone else's experience, especially reading fiction.
Safety and security are the most basic job of government. I understand that - both as a mayor who works every day to secure public safety and reduce crime, and also as someone who deployed in uniform to Afghanistan because I believed joining the military was part of my duty to help keep my country safe.
Greatness will come by looking forward - untethered from the politics of the past and anchored by our shared values - and by changing our nation's future.
Being attentive to the things that add meaning to our lives alongside politics will help us inform our politics with the values that really do make America great.