It's a fact that these perceptions lag reality -- it's not terribly uncommon for the economy to be doing better read more

It's a fact that these perceptions lag reality -- it's not terribly uncommon for the economy to be doing better and better when you get to election day, but people feel the economy's in a funk. The latest example of that was Bush's father.

This is a tough problem, and there is no simple answer or smoking gun. More likely, there are multiple causes, read more

This is a tough problem, and there is no simple answer or smoking gun. More likely, there are multiple causes, and they may vary from species to species.

It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that there is no more lousy hope left. You know you're caught, caught read more

It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that there is no more lousy hope left. You know you're caught, caught at last like a rat with all the world on its back. And the only thing left to do is shout -- not moan, or complain, but yell out at the top of your voice whatever it was you had to say. What you've never said before. What perhaps you don't even know till now.

All the infrastructure that has decayed, deteriorated and been obliterated has to be rebuilt. The situation that created the great read more

All the infrastructure that has decayed, deteriorated and been obliterated has to be rebuilt. The situation that created the great players was unfettered access to courts.

Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact read more

Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity.

The west wasn't won on salad.

The west wasn't won on salad.

He has some more things to learn, but he'll learn them,

He has some more things to learn, but he'll learn them,

The way people make decisions about cell phones is still about cheap minutes, good coverage at home and a free read more

The way people make decisions about cell phones is still about cheap minutes, good coverage at home and a free handset.

Never be so brief as to become obscure.

Never be so brief as to become obscure.