Tue Jan 21, 2014 AT 7:47 AM EST
The New Yorker’s David Remnick profiles President Obama with three years to go in the presidency – and Obama gets candid and controversial. Here’s just a few of Obama’s quotes from the story. On marijuana – “I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.” On football – “I would not let my son play pro football.” On race – “There’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black president.” Read the full story at the New Yorker.