I Think Sometimes We Lose Sight Of

The Challenge Is Right Now, I Call It The Death Of Critical Thinking In America. It's A Very Worrisome Development. More And More People Seem To Be Resisting The Idea Of Standing Back And Asking Questions About Something, Challenging Their Beliefs.

Stop-and-frisk Was Ruled Unconstitutional In New York, Because It Largely Singled Out Black And Hispanic Young Men.

I Remember When I Interviewed At Msnbc, One Of The First Things They Said To Me Was, 'in Your Tapes, You Had A Mustache, Right?' I Said, 'yeah, I Recently Took It Off.' I Said, 'if You Hire Me, You Get To Decide If You Want It Or Not.' They Said, 'no, No, We're Fine With It Now.'

One Of The Most Important Skills At [reporting] Is Not So Much What Comes Out Of Your Mouth But What You Hear. To Listen. When You Interview People, It's Very Important To Understand The Nuances Of What They're Saying And To Understand When They Have Actually Made News-when They've Told You Something That They Haven't Told Anybody Else.

The Share Of Americans Who Say Race Relations Are Bad In This Country Is The Highest It's Been In Decades, Much Of It Amplified By Shootings Of African-americans By Police, As We've Seen Recently In Charlotte And Tulsa. Race Has Been A Big Issue In 2016 Campaign.