We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves.

- John Avlon

We cannot hope to change human nature. There will always be cranks and conspiracy theorists among us. But we can try to improve things - we don't hav…

- John Avlon

I'm an independent. I'm a centrist. A new generation is arriving that has grown up with a multiplicity of choice in every aspect of their lives, and …

- John Avlon

A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum - the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the pa…

- John Avlon

What might be good for ratings can be bad for the country. The hard-core partisans are self-segregating themselves into separate political realities.…

- John Avlon

It's important to remember that Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left - comparing him to Hitler, calling him a terrorist and a tyrant - preceded Obam…

- John Avlon

First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independ…

- John Avlon

One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism.

- John Avlon

By pumping up hyper-partisanship, our country (America) is playing with forces that can easily get out of control. We are giving purpose and cover -…

- John Avlon