Shared sovereignty doesn't work, because sovereignty depends on being able to exercise authority,

Shared sovereignty doesn't work, because sovereignty depends on being able to exercise authority,

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you

Television is the first truly democratic culture, the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people read more

Television is the first truly democratic culture, the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. the most terrifying thing is what people do want.

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly read more

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly affected by the hurricane. Last year, they had 60 stores in the path of major hurricanes, and it affected earnings by about a penny. At least with respect to the hurricanes, it should be less (of an impact) than what happened last year.

If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, watch your business.

If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, watch your business.

In addition, it has been less successful than we had hoped in selling consumer electronics in its mall stores.

In addition, it has been less successful than we had hoped in selling consumer electronics in its mall stores.

Somewhere in the twentieth century we stopped regarding children as property and started seeing them as people.

Somewhere in the twentieth century we stopped regarding children as property and started seeing them as people.

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General read more

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.

That was a real slap in the face. I think they perceive Microsoft as part of Western hegemony somehow.

That was a real slap in the face. I think they perceive Microsoft as part of Western hegemony somehow.