For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norms, even our cultural ideal. Carl Bernstein coarseculturalideal Change image and share on social
John Paul was the first modern pope to grow up in a secular culture: He attended public schools, danced with girls - indeed, as a teenager he had a crush on a beautiful Jewish girl who fled his hometown just ahead of the arrival of the Germans. Carl Bernstein aheadarrivalattend share on social
In the John Paul II days, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had the advantage of staying in his cupboard - the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - exchanging views only with the Pope, and speaking publicly only through carefully written missives on doctrinal issues. Carl Bernstein advantagecardinalcarefully share on social
There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was defined by struggle and filled with injustice. Carl Bernstein blackdefinefill Change image and share on social
Radical thought has inspired many of the great political and social reform movements in American history, from ending slavery to establishing the minimum wage. Carl Bernstein americanendestablish Change image and share on social
Public policy in the twentieth century was about protecting and expanding the social compact, based on recognition that effective government at the federal level provides rules and services and safety measures that contribute to a better society. Carl Bernstein basecenturycompact share on social
The most important ethical issues and the most difficult ones are the human ones because a reporter has enormous power to hurt people. Carl Bernstein difficultenormousethical Change image and share on social
The great thing about Watergate is, is that the system worked. The American system worked. The press did its job. We did what we were supposed to do. Carl Bernstein americangreatjob Change image and share on social
