[In Overdosed America, Dr. Abramson cites CDC data indicating that over the course of the past 100 years, life expectancy read more

[In Overdosed America, Dr. Abramson cites CDC data indicating that over the course of the past 100 years, life expectancy has increased by a remarkable 30 years. Yet according to the CDC report quoted by Abramson,] 25 years of this gain are attributable to advances in public health. ... These include improvements such as sanitation, clean food and water, decent housing, good nutrition, higher standards of living, and widespread vaccinations.

I got to really hear people's stories. People could share things with me in ways they didn't normally get to read more

I got to really hear people's stories. People could share things with me in ways they didn't normally get to because people just didn't have time to sit with them for hours on end.

Unless the differences within the transitional federal institutions are addressed, the current political impasse could grow into deeper divisions and read more

Unless the differences within the transitional federal institutions are addressed, the current political impasse could grow into deeper divisions and undermine the very institutions that the people of Somalia so ardently desire and the international community and the United Nations are willing to support,

As you get bigger and your customer base gets as older, you're forced to become stodgy and conservative.

As you get bigger and your customer base gets as older, you're forced to become stodgy and conservative.

We just felt like what we were doing would be appreciated by someone else. We've enjoyed it, but it's nice read more

We just felt like what we were doing would be appreciated by someone else. We've enjoyed it, but it's nice to pass it on and not just put it away in a drawer somewhere.

These arrests have taken place under the present structures of laws, which proves that these laws can tackle this issue read more

These arrests have taken place under the present structures of laws, which proves that these laws can tackle this issue adequately.

Right now there is no sense of urgency and no accountability. When we tell people that they are planning for read more

Right now there is no sense of urgency and no accountability. When we tell people that they are planning for the evacuation of only 20 percent of the people, they sign the petition right away.

Well, he's a wonderful son-in-law.

Well, he's a wonderful son-in-law.

If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.

If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.