F.D.R. achieved greatness not by means of imposing his temperament and intellect on the world but by reacting to what the world threw at him. Maureen Dowd achievegreatnessimpose Change image and share on social
Digital platforms are worthless without content. They're shiny sacks with bells and whistles, but without content, they're empty sacks. It is not about pixels versus print. It is not about how you're reading. It is about what you're reading. Maureen Dowd bellcontentdigital share on social
President Obama thinks he can use emotion to bring pressure on Congress. But that's not how adults with power respond to things. Maureen Dowd adultbringcongress Change image and share on social
And as far as doing God's work, I think the bankers who took government money and then gave out obscene bonuses are the same self-interested sorts Jesus threw out of the temple. Maureen Dowd bankerbonusgive Change image and share on social
Washington is a place where people have always been suspect of style and overt sexuality. Too much preening signals that you're not up late studying cap-and-trade agreements. Maureen Dowd agreementcaplate Change image and share on social
Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last. Maureen Dowd akineatenjoy Change image and share on social
Eric Schmidt looks innocent enough, with his watercolor blue eyes and his tiny office full of toys and his Google campus stocked with volleyball courts and unlocked bikes and wheat-grass shots and cereal dispensers and Haribo Gummi Bears and heated toilet seats and herb gardens and parking lots with cords hanging to plug in electric cars. Maureen Dowd bearbikeblue share on social
As blue chips turn into penny stocks, Wall Street seems less like a symbol of America's macho capitalism and more like that famous Jane Austen character Mrs. Bennet, a flibbertigibbet always anxious about getting richer and her 'poor nerves.' Maureen Dowd americaanxiousausten share on social
Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. Maureen Dowd authoritybeautifulcelebrity Change image and share on social
Obama sees himself as such a huge change that he can be cautious about other societal changes. But what he doesn't realize is that legalizing gay marriage is like electing a black president. Before you do it, it seems inconceivable. Once it's done, you can't remember what all the fuss was about. Maureen Dowd blackcautiouschange share on social