This huge middle class has a lot of disposable income. It's also hungry for Western-branded goods. Wal-Mart early on found read more

This huge middle class has a lot of disposable income. It's also hungry for Western-branded goods. Wal-Mart early on found this fact to be very profitable.

They have yet to achieve needed traction there.

They have yet to achieve needed traction there.

We could have lots of warning in a matter of months, or we could have limited warning in a matter read more

We could have lots of warning in a matter of months, or we could have limited warning in a matter of weeks. It's very difficult to tell so we have to focus on surveillance as prevention and on response and recovery.

The sanctity of human life is the most dangerous sophistry ever propagated by philosophy and it is all too well read more

The sanctity of human life is the most dangerous sophistry ever propagated by philosophy and it is all too well rooted. Because if it means anything it means the in-sanctity of species which are not human.

Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.

Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.

The actual shelters are being run very well, with thousands of very big-hearted, generous volunteers,

The actual shelters are being run very well, with thousands of very big-hearted, generous volunteers,

It's an orderly transition, I think. Jordan is taking a less visible role and the broadcast guys are assuming positions read more

It's an orderly transition, I think. Jordan is taking a less visible role and the broadcast guys are assuming positions of power.

Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from read more

Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to strength to strength.

I can't tell you some of the things I did as a teenager, but some folks didn't give up on read more

I can't tell you some of the things I did as a teenager, but some folks didn't give up on me.