Finally, treat domestic energy production as the economic necessity it is and the job creator it can be. Drill, and frack, and lease, and license, unleash in every way the jobs potential in the enormous energy resources we have been denying ourselves.

Government does not create jobs, it only creates the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.

In fact, it works the other way: A government as big and bossy as this one is maintained on the backs of the middle class and those who hope to join it.

The public is increasingly disgusted with a steady diet of defamation, and prepared to reward those who refrain from it.

My father was a professor of political science and also a young politician fighting for democracy in Kenya, and when things got ugly, he went into political exile in Mexico.

The challenge in working in politics, particularly if you're working for a political party, is that everyone's a messenger.

The Indian voter will not shy away from sacrificing in the national interest. If the voter is convinced that high oil prices are a national challenge and that the government is doing its best to deal with the challenge, the voter would be willing to bear the burden.

In order to maintain public trust in government, elected officials must answer for what they do and say; this includes 140-character tweets.