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Belief in the American dream is a prerequisite, says Bill Richardson.

A worthy organization in need of reform, says Richardson.

An issue that can’t be left for the next election.

Bush waited seven years too many, Richardson says.

Richardson, on being tough but open.

“All options are on the table.”

The GOP, Richardson says, is a party of the past, with some notable leaders in its past

Is the Web electorate adequately represented in the polls?

They’re enough, but it doesn’t mean we can’t have more.

The former presidential candidate says Americans are ready to sacrifice.

Richardson says young people need to be more involved.

Start early in the life of a child and use standards to create accountability.

A good idea that has fallen short of its promise, Richardson says.

Leveling the playing field.

Open up Roswell’s records, Richardson says.

Is the United States becoming a dynastic monarchy?

The qualifications of a bicultural background.

The money would go to Bill Gates’s foundation, Trillin says.

Reporters tend to be more interested in process, Trillin says.

Why is somebody’s healthcare tied to his job on an assembly line?

Why do journalists keep telling us who’s going to win or lose? Is that really the point?

Health care reform and financial security are America’s biggest challenges, Novelli says.

We still haven’t figured out what to do with ourselves in the wake of the Cold War.

Religion has been polarizing us for time immemorial.

You might as well be a mensch.

Reporters who think that they’re actually affecting things are following the path to madness or pomposity.

The New Yorker’s Joseph Mitchell has always been an inspiration of craft; Peter De Vries has been an inspiration for humor.

At some point most writers realize they sound the way they’re supposed to sound, Trillin says.

Trying to figure out what goes first and what goes second.

Although a writer never gets it quite perfect, the joy of laughter and discovery is enough to make a living.