A federal Voters' Bill of Rights could press the states to put non-partisan managers in charge of elections.
There is no way to undo what happened in the Zimmerman-Martin encounter, but some good can still come of it: it could lead states to repeal their misguided 'Stand your ground' laws.
A key reason that elections are run so badly is that in most states, political partisans are in charge.
The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
'American Honey' takes you into the feelings of a girl travelling through the United States while giddily in love. You see modern America through her intense feelings. But again and again the film pulls the rug out from under your feet - scenes never play out as you expect.
Los Angeles is a rich city; California is a rich state; the United States is a rich country. The money is out there, and Los Angeles teachers are demanding that it be spent where it belongs, on our kids.
If there's one organization in the United States that could work on its communication skills, it's the military.
I had done another show called 'United States of Cars,' which was a pilot that didn't get picked up. And they said, 'You know, we're doing 'Top Gear,' and would you like to meet the guys?' It was the wild - most wild audition I ever had because I never went to a studio or a producer's office.
The bonds of trust between the United States and Israel have been frayed, but even the hostility and disrespect the Obama administration has shown has not severed those bonds.
I think the tradition of well-written history hasn't been squashed out of the academic world as much in Britain as it has in the United States.
