What's most tragic is that this denial of basic education leads to over 1 million unnecessary child and maternal deaths read more

What's most tragic is that this denial of basic education leads to over 1 million unnecessary child and maternal deaths a year. Moreover, children who have never seen the inside of a classroom are precisely those that face the most acute poverty, and should be the prime target of the international community if it is at all serious about realizing the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals of halving extreme poverty by 2015.

The FAA has not conducted this process in a very transparent manner. What little we know we've had to get read more

The FAA has not conducted this process in a very transparent manner. What little we know we've had to get off the grapevine.

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

Here's to the pilot that weathered the storm.

Here's to the pilot that weathered the storm.

I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people read more

I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck when they try to change what they do and what they are known for.

There are many young Americans that are very distant from our political process.

There are many young Americans that are very distant from our political process.

The company has grown to appreciate — including our board — just how important the external and internal reputation of read more

The company has grown to appreciate — including our board — just how important the external and internal reputation of Wal-Mart is.

Fortunately, there's no serious damage. There's definitely some soreness and stiffness, but other than that, I'm fine.

Fortunately, there's no serious damage. There's definitely some soreness and stiffness, but other than that, I'm fine.

A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person read more

A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person is striving to assert his superiority; and you must deal with him from that point of view