The world we build tomorrow is born in the stories we tell our children today. Politics moves the pieces. Education changes the game.

I don't follow politics much.

If acknowledging that racial misgivings and misunderstandings are still a part of politics and life in America, I plead guilty.

By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician who considers himself above politics.

I've been leading newsrooms for a while now and it's been an honor serving as Editor in Chief of N.J., but I really think that my best shot at moving the needle in politics is by getting close to it - by reading, reporting, tweeting and writing.