There are very few things that I read that kick me in the gut. This is beyond my wildest guess read more

There are very few things that I read that kick me in the gut. This is beyond my wildest guess of how bad it actually is — how bad, how long and how nobody knew about it, ... I don't think Democrats or Republicans win on this. It basically makes people detest Congress even more and deters voter turnout.

What's really important is the emergence of a political class that would agree on the rules of the game.

What's really important is the emergence of a political class that would agree on the rules of the game.

We are seeing a lot of new buying of the Canadian dollar. The central bank continues to tighten and everyone read more

We are seeing a lot of new buying of the Canadian dollar. The central bank continues to tighten and everyone is talking about the election. We expect continued strength in the Canadian dollar.

The convenience group is declining rapidly. In 1998 that group made up 16.8% of our sample. The 3% that was read more

The convenience group is declining rapidly. In 1998 that group made up 16.8% of our sample. The 3% that was lost by 2003 was about evenly split among the other four groups.

The Great River Relay is a team event. Members will decorate vans, wear costumes and invent original names. For many read more

The Great River Relay is a team event. Members will decorate vans, wear costumes and invent original names. For many of them, partying with teammates will be as memorable a part of the race as crossing the finish line.

This is just during the two week spring recess...[when Congress resumes] he's going to push for the bill and hope read more

This is just during the two week spring recess...[when Congress resumes] he's going to push for the bill and hope that the bill will come up for a vote, and then he'll be working toward that.

The more things change, the more they are the same.

The more things change, the more they are the same.

It's flattering, but you start to wonder whether people that are becoming fans of all the bands that have taken read more

It's flattering, but you start to wonder whether people that are becoming fans of all the bands that have taken on that look know where it's coming from. I'm not saying we invented it -- we drew influence from the Damned and the Misfits -- but it wasn't very popular when we started doing it. It's strange, but if you start worrying about stuff like that, it becomes less about being a songwriter and more about trying to control what's going on in some kind of scene.

I have arrived at the conviction that the neglect by economists to discuss seriously what is really the crucial problem read more

I have arrived at the conviction that the neglect by economists to discuss seriously what is really the crucial problem of our time is due to a certain timidity about soiling their hands by going from purely scientific questions into value questions.