Stephen doesn't like the idea of fining people who don't vote, since it punishes the poor. He'd prefer to pay the poor not to vote and empower them with lottery tickets. (3:17)
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson believes the upper strata of the Bush administration hijacked strategy in Iraq. Stephen asks who should have done so instead. (5:45)
Using language to turn failed policy into ideals that transcend debate is the best way to get people to think of John McCain as transcen-presidential. (4:42)