Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly read more

Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria.

I know it hit his arm below the fence.

I know it hit his arm below the fence.

Whenever I felt like slitting my wrists I used to like listening to depressed singers from the 1970s. It was read more

Whenever I felt like slitting my wrists I used to like listening to depressed singers from the 1970s. It was great music for a misunderstood teenager. And when I'm feeling misunderstood these days, I'll stick on a bit of Leonard Cohen.

Religion always has a soothing effect and makes people accept fate. We have to teach them that it was Allah's read more

Religion always has a soothing effect and makes people accept fate. We have to teach them that it was Allah's wish and no one could do anything.

We're certainly aiming for that but it's hard to crystal-ball it. At the moment it's very encouraging because he's not read more

We're certainly aiming for that but it's hard to crystal-ball it. At the moment it's very encouraging because he's not feeling much [pain] at all in everyday activities, which he did before.

The exchange failed to deal with systems problems twice because of excessive red tape. Tokyo is falling behind other markets read more

The exchange failed to deal with systems problems twice because of excessive red tape. Tokyo is falling behind other markets in Asia.

I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico.

I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico.

Everything comes to those who wait...except a cat.

Everything comes to those who wait...except a cat.

This country was founded on the concept of asylum that you never return those who flee persecution to countries where read more

This country was founded on the concept of asylum that you never return those who flee persecution to countries where they are persecuted. Are we living up to this commitment?