30 Quotes by Jonathan Alter

They say that 'history is an argument without end.' In Thompson's skillful hands, this momentous argument between two old friends on the most critical issue of the last century is thus history at its best. Thompson's judicious and delicious depiction of Nitze and Kennan will fascinate anyone who cares about the Cold War or the ways that human beings shape the future.

With his ABC News experience, perhaps Pierre Salinger's next job could be cohosting-with Oliver Stone-a 24-hour Conspiracy Network.

If Franz Kafka were alive today he'd be writing about customer service.

Unless the digital divide is narrowed soon, the United States may be headed to the class warfare of a century ago, the last time the economy changed so fundamentally. It won’t be pleasant.

If Franz Kafka were alive today he’d be writing about customer service.

Obama was willing to compromise and Republicans were not. That’s not a biased statement. One of my problems with the limitations of journalism is that straightforward descriptions of reality are seen as being biased.

I think it’s a terrible system, but money in politics is like water running downhill – it finds its way.

The key to fixing education is better teaching, and the key to better teaching is figuring out who can teach and who can’t.

The only thing worse than a silly politician analyzing art is a silly artist analyzing politics.