One of the defining dynamics of 2008 has been the emerging wave of new, young voters getting involved and storming the gates of the traditional political establishment.

If high-wage, high-cost nations like Germany and Japan can compete on exports, California can.

My mother - it's not one of those waxing-poetic kind of things - she literally worked two or three jobs most of her life. So I personally experienced that, even though I had these great friends and associations who had unlimited amounts of money. That juxtaposition was an interesting one.

It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.

Sometimes I will make CliffsNotes of my CliffsNotes.

I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.

Make no mistake: conversion therapy is not about 'praying away the gay.' It's an emotional torture against our most innocent citizens: our children.

While it was refreshing to finally see an openly gay man speak at a Republican convention, it doesn't remove the stain of selecting Mike Pence, America's most anti-LGBT governor.

I'm much more optimistic about this next generation because this is the first global generation.

Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.