Sonny was a no-frills kind of guy. He shot straight from the shoulder. You knew exactly where you stood with read more

Sonny was a no-frills kind of guy. He shot straight from the shoulder. You knew exactly where you stood with him.

April can be a violent month.

April can be a violent month.

was invited and agreed to administer the oath.

was invited and agreed to administer the oath.

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

Some of it people will have to see. Once they see it, they will understand.

Some of it people will have to see. Once they see it, they will understand.

They allow schools to fit to kids instead of kids fitting to schools. Mandatory school assignment proves to have detrimental read more

They allow schools to fit to kids instead of kids fitting to schools. Mandatory school assignment proves to have detrimental consequences to students.

Who this really hurts is entry-level workers because it makes it harder for them to find work. Instead of hiring read more

Who this really hurts is entry-level workers because it makes it harder for them to find work. Instead of hiring five people (business owners) hire three people.

Three weeks into the NFL season, it's hard to say which team is the best in the business. So far, read more

Three weeks into the NFL season, it's hard to say which team is the best in the business. So far, I've got it narrowed down to Tampa Bay, Cincinnati and [the University of Southern California].