Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

I think another problem people have is they are always searching for that high, and they don't realize they can read more

I think another problem people have is they are always searching for that high, and they don't realize they can get that same high with that same person again.

We hear it a lot - my 14-year-old daughter loves your network. I don't watch it, but it's really for read more

We hear it a lot - my 14-year-old daughter loves your network. I don't watch it, but it's really for her. We're trying to break that perception, because obviously our median age is not 14.

Others, like many of us, like "the good Germans" of another era, turn our heads away from this human rights read more

Others, like many of us, like "the good Germans" of another era, turn our heads away from this human rights catastrophe against, in turn, another 'despised' minority: the Palestinian people. Their resistance to brutal ethnic cleansing is, ironically, labeled "anti-Semitic."

I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it.

I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it.

Inflation appears to be muted,

Inflation appears to be muted,

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: read more

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East.] The secret is out, ... There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.

A room without books is a body without soul.

A room without books is a body without soul.

What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't read more

What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your current circumstances seems more likely, consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer.